The2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the nextgovernor of Hawaii . IncumbentDemocratic governorDavid Ige was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term. Incumbentlieutenant governor Josh Green was the Democratic nominee, and faced former lieutenant governorDuke Aiona , the Republican nominee. This marked the third time Aiona had been the Republican gubernatorial nominee, having previously run unsuccessfully in2010 and2014 . Green won the election with 63.2% of the vote.[ 1] [ 2]
Green's performance was the highest percentage of the vote ever received by any gubernatorial candidate in the state's history, surpassing the record from the previous election. Despite this, Aiona performed 3 points better and received 20,000 more raw votes thanAndria Tupola did in2018 , likely because there were no third-party candidates in the 2022 race. Green is the first Hawaii governor born after Hawaii's statehood.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Vicky Cayetano
Organizations
Patsy T. Mink Foundation[ 16] Josh Green
Labor unions
Publications
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board[ 19] Graphical summary
Results by county: Green—60–70%
Green—40–50%
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Sherry Menor-McNamara
Organizations
Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii[ 40] Sylvia Luke
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations and professional associations
Americans for Democratic Action[ 40] General Contractors Association of Hawai‘i[ 40] Patsy T. Mink PAC[ 40] Hawaii Association of Realtors[ 44] Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association[ 44] Publications
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board[ 45] Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Keith Ikaika Sylvia Sherry Jill Undecided Mason-Dixon [ 46] July 12–17, 2022 317 (LV) ± 5.6% 19% 18% 21% 4% – 38% MRG Research [ 47] June 28–30, 2022 782 (LV) ± 4.0% 10% 14% 20% 7% – 48% April 27, 2022 Tokuda withdraws from the race Mason-Dixon [ 48] January 24–28, 2022 320 (LV) ± 5.6% 8% 9% 3% 7% 13% 60%
Results by county: Luke—<40%
Anderson—<40%
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Duke Aiona
Labor unions
State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, police union[ 59] Publications
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board[ 19] Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Duke Gary Lynn Barry Paul B.J. Heidi Haunani Undecided Mason-Dixon [ 21] July 12–17, 2022 133 (LV) ± 8.7% 48% – – – 26% 9% 17% MRG Research [ 60] June 28–30, 2022 269 (LV) ± 6.0% 27% 7% 3% 1% 24% 9% 29%
Results by county: Aiona—50–60%
Aiona—40–50%
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] Seaula Tupa'i Jr., pastor[ 5] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Rob Burns, realtor Tae Kim, candidate forHonolulu prosecutor in 2020[ 5] Results by county: Tupai—60–70%
Tupai—50–60%
Republican primary results[ 26] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Seaula Tupai Jr. 35,798 53.56% Republican Rob Burns 23,121 34.60% Republican Tae Kim 7,911 11.84% Total votes 66,830 100.0%
Nonpartisan primary [ edit ] Under Hawaii law, a nonpartisan candidate must either receive at least ten percent of the vote for that office (32,729 votes for governor or30,918 votes for lieutenant governor) or receive a vote "equal to or greater than the lowest vote received by the partisan candidate who was nominated" (37,608 votes for governor or35,798 votes for lieutenant governor) to qualify for the general election ballot.[ 61]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Caleb Nazara, pastor Keleionalani Taylor, activist Nonpartisan primary results[ 26] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Keleionalani Taylor 755 61.94% Nonpartisan Caleb Nazara 464 38.06% Total votes 1,219 100.0%
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] Nonpartisan primary results[ 26] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Charles Keoho 1,030 100.0% Total votes 1,030 100.0%
Post-primary endorsements [ edit ] Josh Green (D)
Organizations
Labor unions
Publications
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board[ 19] (co-endorsed with Aiona) Duke Aiona (R)
Publications
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board[ 19] (co-endorsed with Green) State Senate district resultsState House district resultsBy county
County Josh Green Democratic Duke Aiona Republican Margin Total # % # % # % Hawaii [ 73] 42,152 65.84 21,870 34.16 20,282 31.68 64,022 Honolulu [ 74] 170,575 62.36 102,968 37.64 67,607 24.72 273,543 Kauai [ 75] 14,227 59.63 9,632 40.37 4,595 19.26 23,859 Maui [ 76] 33,930 65.79 17,641 34.21 16,289 31.58 51,571 Totals 259,901 63.21 151,258 36.79 108,643 26.42 411,159
By congressional district [ edit ] Green won both congressional districts.[ 77]
^a b c Key: Partisan clients
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