The 2026 Hawaii Ballot will contain the following races

Here’s a list of all races that will be on the Hawaii ballot in 2026 AND all incumbents currently in these positions. Please let me know if you notice any errors or typos…am doing the best I can but it’s a lot of data.

Please also check out this excellent “Office of Elections” resource listing seats open and qualifications needed to run.

And for the most recent bank balances in each and every incumbents campaign spending bank account – I’ve got that ranking here also…Following The Money

U.S. Senate Seats will not be on the 2026 ballot
Senator Brian Schatz will be up for reelection in 2028
Senator Mazie Hirono will be up for reelection in 2030

In 2026 the Hawaii Ballot will contain the following races

U.S. Representative District I – incumbent Rep. Ed Case up for reelection
U.S. Representative District II – incumbent Rep. Jill Tokuda up for reelection

Governor
Josh Green up for reelection

Lieutenant Governor
Sylvia Luke up for reelection

State Senate – seats and incumbents up for reelection
District 2 Joy A. San Buenaventura – Puna
District 5 Troy Hashimoto – Maui – Wailuku, Kahului
District 8 Ronald Kouchi – Kauai
District 9 Stanley Chang – Hawaii Kai
District 10 Les Ihara – Palolo, St. Louis Heights
District 11 Carol Fukunaga – Manoa, Makiki
District 13 Karl Rhoads – Nuuanu
District 14 Donna Kim – Kalihi, Ft. Shafter
District 15 Glenn Wakai – Foster Village, Salt Lake
District 17 Donovan Dela Cruz – Wahiawa, Mililani
District 20 Kurt Fevella – Ewa Beach
District 21 Mike Gabbard – Kapolei
District 25 Chris Lee – Kailua, Waimanalo

State Representative
All 51 Districts are up for reelection – see a complete list of incumbents and districts here.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee – up for reelection
Maui Resident Trustee – Carmen Hulu Lindsey
Oahu Resident Trustee – Kalei Akaka
At-Large Trustee (3 seats)
Keoni Souza
Brickwood M. Galuteria
John D. Waiheʻe IV

County of Hawaii
Mayor Kimo Alameda is not up for reelection until 2028
Councilmembers – 9 total are all up for election
6 incumbents plus 3 termed out
Incumbents

Heather L. Kimball District 1 – North Hilo, Hāmākua, and Portion of Waimea

Jennifer “Jenn” Kagiwada District 2 – Hilo, portions of South Hilo

Dennis “Fresh” Onishi District 3 – Portion of South Hilo and Portion of Kea’au

Ashley Kierkiewicz TERMED OUT District 4 – Lower Puna, Pāhoa

Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder TERMED OUT District 5 -Upper Puna and portions of Keaʻau

Michelle Galimba District 6 – Kāʻu, portions of South Kona, Volcano

Rebecca Villegas TERMED OUT District 7 – Portion of Kona and South Kona

Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba District 8 – North Kona

James E. Hustace District 9 – Kohala, portions of Waimea

County of Maui
Mayor – Incumbent Richard T. Bissen, Jr. is up for reelection
Councilmembers – 9 total
No incumbents are termed out and all are up for reelection
Incumbents

Chair – Alice L. Lee – Wailuku-Waiheʻe-Waikapū

Vice Chair – Yuki Lei Sugimura – Upcountry

Tasha Kama – Kahului

Thomas Cook – South Maui

Gabe Johnson – Lānaʻi

Tamara Paltin – West Maui

Keani Rawlins-Fernandez – Molokai

Shane Sinenci – East Maui

Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins – Makawao-Haʻikū-Pāʻia

County of Kauai
Mayor – No incumbent – open seat
Councilmembers – 7 total – all elected “at large” and no districts
There are 3 incumbents running for reelection and 4 “open” seats
Incumbents

Arryl Kaneshiro

Fern Holland

Addison Bulosan

Felicia Cowden TERMED OUT

KipuKai Kualii TERMED OUT

Bernard Carvalho – RUNNING FOR MAYOR

Mel Rapozo – RUNNING FOR MAYOR

City and County of Honolulu
Mayor Rick Blangiardi is up for reelection in 2028
Councilmembers – No incumbents are termed out.
Incumbents

Matt Weyer – II – Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Wahiawā, Mokulē‘ia, Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Pūpūkea, Sunset Beach, Kahuku, Lā‘ie, Hau‘ula, Punalu‘u, Kahana, Ka‘a‘awa, Kualoa, Waiāhole, and Kahalu‘u

Tommy Waters, Chair – IV – Hawai’i Kai, Kuli‘ou‘ou, Niu Valley, ‘Āina Haina, Wailupe, Wai‘alae Iki, Kalani Valley, Kāhala, Wilhemina Rise, Kaimukī, Kapahulu,
Diamond Head, and Waikīkī

Tyler Dos Santos-Tam – VI -Portions of Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu, Punchbowl, Papakolea, Pauoa Valley, Nu‘uanu, Iwilei, Liliha, ‘Ālewa Heights, Kalihi and Kalihi Valley

Val Aquino Okimoto – VIII – Portions of ‘Aiea, Waimalu, Newtown, Pearl City, Seaview, Crestview, Waipi‘o Gentry, Koa Ridge, Mililani Town, and Mililani Mauka.

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This blog represents my thoughts as an individual person and does not represent the official position of any organization I may be affiliated with. I presently serve as volunteer President of the Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action (H.A.P.A.) www.hapahi.org I am the former Vice-Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. In another past life, I was an elected member of the Kauai County Council, a Hawaii State Senator, and Majority Leader, and the Director of Environmental Quality Control for the State of Hawaii - in an even earlier incarnation I was an entrepreneur and small business owner. Yes, I am one of the luckiest guys on the planet. Please visit my website AND sign up for my newsletter (unlike any email newsletter you have ever gotten, of that I am sure) - http://www.garyhooser.com/#four “Come to the edge.” “We can’t. We’re afraid.” “Come to the edge.” “We can’t. We will fall!” “Come to the edge.” And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew. - Christopher Logue (b.1926)
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