U.S. House district for Hawaii
Hawaii's 2nd congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution Population (2023) 711,869[ 1] Median household $89,073[ 2] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+14[ 3]
Hawaii's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii . It is represented by Jill Tokuda , who succeeded Kai Kahele after the 2022 election . The district encompasses all rural and most suburban areas of Oahu /Honolulu County , as well as the entire state outside of Oahu. It includes the counties of Kauai , Maui , Kalawao , and Hawaii ("the Big Island"). The district spans 331 miles. The most populous community entirely within the district is Hilo . Major segments of the economy include tourism , ranching , and agriculture .
Under the U.S. Constitution , a candidate for this district has to be a resident of Hawaii, but does not have to live in the district itself. The first non-resident elected to this seat was Ed Case , a Honolulu attorney , though he was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii . The home state office of the second congressional district is at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building near Honolulu Harbor .
When Hawaii and Alaska were admitted to the Union in 1959, both new states were granted one at-large representative to Congress pending the next United States census . In the reapportionment following the 1960 U.S. census , Hawaii gained a second U.S. representative. Instead of creating two congressional districts, the state continued to elect its U.S. representatives at large. Two representatives were first elected in 1962 , and Hawaii was first represented by two U.S. representatives on January 2, 1963, upon the convening of the 88th Congress . The 2nd congressional district was created in 1971 when Hawaii began electing its representatives from districts instead of electing at-large representatives statewide.
The 2nd congressional district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+14. It has supported the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1988, and has never elected a Republican U.S. representative. In October 2019, Representative Tulsi Gabbard announced that she would not seek reelection, instead choosing to focus on her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination .
In January 2019, Hawaii state senator Kai Kahele announced he would run for the seat in 2020.[ 4] Berniecrat " who ran for the seat as a Republican in 2018), Noelle Famera, and Ryan Meza. Republicans Joseph Akana and Jonathan Hoomanawanui also announced. Kahele won the Democratic nomination on August 8 and the general election on November 3.
Recent results from statewide races [ edit ] [ edit ] Hilo – 44,186Kailua – 40,514Kāneʻohe – 37,430Kahului – 28,219Kihei – 21,423Kapolei – 21,411Makakilo – 19,877Kailua-Kona – 19,713Wahiawa – 18,658Wailuku – 17,697Hawaiian Paradise Park – 14,957Schofield Barracks – 14,904Royal Kunia – 14,896Waianae – 13,614Lahaina – 12,702Kaiminani – 12,590Nānākuli – 12,195Kapa'a – 11,652Māʻili – 11,535[ edit ] Mākaha – 9,916Waimea – 9,904Kaneohe Base – 9,483Waihee-Waiehu – 9,234ʻĀhuimanu – 8,969Haiku-Pauwela – 8,595Pukalani – 8,299Lihue – 8,004Makawao – 7,297Waikoloa Village – 7,104Napili-Honokowai – 7,042Kula – 6,942Waimānalo – 6,057Wailea – 6,027Lāʻie – 5,963Wailuā Homesteads – 5,863Kahaluʻu – 5,241Pūpūkea – 5,130Heʻeia – 5,001Kalaheo – 4,996Hanamaulu – 4,994Haleʻiwa – 4,941Whitmore Village – 4,887Hawaiian Ocean View – 4,864Waimanalo Beach – 4,823Kahalu'u-Keauhou – 4,778Mountain View – 4,215Waialua – 4,062Hauʻula – 4,018Hawaiian Beaches – 3,976Kekaha – 3,715ʻĀinaloa – 3,609Waikapu – 3,437Hawaiian Acres – 3,426Kaunakakai – 3,419Puhi – 3,380Lanai City – 3,332Captain Cook – 3,253Orchidlands Estates – 3,165Kīlauea – 3,014Holualoa – 2,994Kahuku – 2,852Honokaa – 2,699Hanapepe – 2,678Lawai – 2,578Volcano – 2,575ʻEleʻele – 2,515Kurtistown – 2,515Helemano – 2,549List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Member
Party
Years
Cong
Electoral history
District map
District created January 3, 1971
Patsy Mink (Waipahu )
Democratic
January 3, 1971 —
92nd 93rd 94th
Redistricted from the at-large district re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .run for U.S. senator .
Daniel Akaka (Honolulu )
Democratic
January 3, 1977 —
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st
Elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .
Vacant
May 15, 1990 —
101st
Patsy Mink (Waipahu )
Democratic
September 22, 1990 —
101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
Elected to finish Akaka's term .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected posthumously in 2002 .
Vacant
September 28, 2002 —
107th
Ed Case (Honolulu )
Democratic
November 30, 2002 —
Elected to finish Mink's term in the 107th Congress .
Vacant
January 3, 2003 —
108th
2003–2013
Ed Case (Honolulu )
Democratic
January 4, 2003 —
108th 109th
Elected to finish Mink's term in the 108th Congress .Re-elected in 2004 .run for U.S. senator .
Mazie Hirono (Honolulu )
Democratic
January 3, 2007 —
110th 111th 112th
Elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .run for U.S. senator .
Tulsi Gabbard (Honolulu )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 —
113th 114th 115th 116th
Elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .run for U.S. president .
2013–2023
Kai Kahele (Hilo )
Democratic
January 3, 2021 —
117th
Elected in 2020 .run for Governor of Hawaii .
Jill Tokuda (Kāne'ohe )
Democratic
January 3, 2023 —
118th
Elected in 2022 .
2023–present
Historical district boundaries [ edit ] 2003–2013
2013–2023
^ "United States Census" . Retrieved September 21, 2024 .^ "My Congressional District" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2024 .^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .^ Cocke, Sophie (November 18, 2019). "Former Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho endorses Kai Kahele for Congress" . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved November 28, 2019 . ^ Hawaii Office of Elections: Election results separated by year. Archived November 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Accessed February 11, 2015.
^ 1970 Election Results ^ 1972 Election Results ^ 1974 Election Results ^ 1976 Election Results ^ 1978 Election Results ^ 1980 Election Results ^ 1982 Election Results ^ 1984 Election Results ^ 1986 Election Results ^ 1988 Election Results ^ 1990 Special Election Results ^ 1990 Election Results ^ 1992 Election Results ^ 1994 Election Results ^ 1996 Election Results ^ 1998 Election Results ^ 2000 Election Results ^ 2002 Election Results ^ 2002 Special Election Results ^ 2003 Special Election Results ^ 2004 Election Results ^ 2006 Election Results ^ 2008 Election Results ^ 2010 Election Results ^ 2012 Election Results ^ "Hawaii General Election 2014" (PDF) . Hawaii Office of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014 .^ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2016 – State of Hawaii – Statewide" . State of Hawaii Office of Elections. August 16, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2016 .^ "Statewide Summary" (PDF) . Office of Elections . State of Hawaii. Retrieved November 20, 2018 .
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