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Ageneral election inHawaii is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, with a primary scheduled for August 8, 2026. Officers for various federal, state, and local positions will be elected.[1]
The candidate filing period begins February 2, 2026 and ends June 2, 2026.[2]
Organizations seeking to become qualifiedpolitical parties must submit petitions with 861 signatures by February 19, 2026, to qualify for the ballot.[3]
Both members of theUnited States House of Representatives from Hawaii will be elected.
| Party | 2024 gen. | Current[a] | Won | |
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| Democratic | 2 | 2 | TBD | |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | TBD | |
| Vacant | — | 0 | — | |
13 of the 25 members of theHawaii Senate will be elected.
| Party | 2024 gen. | Current[b] | Up | Won | After | |
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| Democratic | 22 | 22 | 12 | TBD | TBD | |
| Republican | 3 | 3 | 1 | TBD | TBD | |
| Vacant | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
All 51 members of theHawaii House of Representatives will be elected.
| Party | 2024 gen. | Current[c] | Won | |
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| Democratic | 42 | 42 | TBD | |
| Republican | 9 | 8 | TBD | |
| Vacant | — | 1[d] | — | |
There is currently one ballot measure certified to be on the ballot as of May 30, 2025.
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Increase Time for Senate to Act on Judicial Appointments Amendment | ||||
| Note: 50% of all ballots cast must be in favor of the amendment in order for it to pass, with blank ballots acting as "no" votes. | ||||
SB 121, or theIncrease Time for Senate to Act on Judicial Appointments Amendment would increase the time theHawaii Senate has to approve or reject a judicial appointment from 30 days to 60 days, if the appointment was made between April 1 and December 31. Under current law, any judicial appointment not acted upon by the Senate is automatically confirmed.[4] Typically, the Senate is in session from January to early May, so if the Senate wants to review a judicial nominee after May, aspecial session is required to convene.[5]
Local elections in Hawaii arenonpartisan. Every county with its own government has voted to make their elections nonpartisan, beginning withHonolulu County in 1992 and ending withHawaii County in 2000.[6]Kalawao has no county government.[7]
Hawaii County will hold a county council election in 2026.
All nine members of the county council are up for election. Council members in Hawaii County serve 2-year terms.
Honolulu County, aconsolidated city-county, will hold a county council election in 2026. Mayoral elections in the county take place on presidential election years.
Four of the nine county council districts are up for election in 2026 (2, 4, 6, and 8).[8] Council members in Honolulu County serve staggered 4-year terms.
| District | Incumbent | Elected | ||
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| II | Matt Weyer (NP–D) | TBD | ||
| IV | Tommy Waters (NP–D) | TBD | ||
| VI | Tyler Dos Santos-Tam (NP–D) | TBD | ||
| VIII | Val Okimoto (NP–R) | TBD | ||
Kauaʻi County will hold a mayoral election and a county council election in 2026.
Two-term incumbent Democratic mayorDerek Kawakami is barred from seeking a third consecutive term due to term limits. Former mayorBernard Carvalho and incumbent county council chairman Mel Rapozo have both announced their intention to run.[9]
All seven seats of the county council are up for election in 2026.[10] Four seats are open, as two incumbent councilors are running for mayor and two are barred due to term limits.[9] Council members in Kauaʻi County serve 2-year terms.
Maui County will hold a mayoral election and a county council election in 2026.
The incumbent mayor of Maui County isRichard Bissen, first elected in 2022.
All nine seats of the county council are up for election in 2026. Council members in Maui County serve 2-year terms.
