2026 Hawaii gubernatorial election

2026 Hawaii gubernatorial election
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Nominee Josh Green Gary Cordery
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Derek Kawakami Daniel Anthony
Incumbent Governor

Josh Green
Democratic


The 2026 Hawaii gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Hawaii. Democratic incumbent Josh Green is seeking a second term. He is being challenged by Republican businessman Gary Cordery.

Primary elections took place on August 8, 2026. Green secured the Democratic nomination with 88.5% of the vote against three other candidates. Cordery defeated Ken Fujiyama in the Republican primary with 75.9% of the vote.

Republicans have not won a gubernatorial election in Hawaii since 2006.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Duke Bourgoin
  • George (Teva) Lucas-Tadeo
  • Lauren Kapoliahi'iaka Shim
Declined

Results

Results by county:
  Green—70–80%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Green (incumbent) 184,289 88.5
Democratic Lauren Kapoliahi’iaka Shim 11,199 5.4
Democratic George Lucas-Tadeo 8,134 3.9
Democratic Duke Bourgoin 4,595 2.2
Total votes 208,217 100.0

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Della Belatti
Organizations
Labor Unions
Derek Kawakami
Organizations
Sylvia Luke (withdrawn)
Labor unions

Results

Results by county:
  Kawakami—70–80%
  Kawakami—60–70%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derek Kawakami 140,247 66.1
Democratic Della Au Belatti 55,245 26.1
Democratic John Choi 13,009 6.1
Democratic Sam Puletasi 2,152 1.0
Democratic Ku L. Cuadra 1,417 0.7
Total votes 212,070 100.0

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Nominee
  • Gary Cordery, businessman and candidate for governor in 2022

Eliminated in primary

  • Ken Fujiyama

Withdrawn

  • Bu Laia Hill
Declined

Results

Results by county:
  Cordery—70–80%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Cordery 36,428 75.8
Republican Ken Fujiyama 11,599 24.2
Total votes 48,027 100.0

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Nominee
  • Daniel Anthony
Eliminated in primary
  • Hopelin (Hope) Cresencia
  • Margaret Rose Mejia
  • Robert E. Peters
Withdrawn
  • Ku-Lono Cuadra

Results

Results by county:
  Anthony—40–50%
  Anthony—30–40%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Anthony 16,982 37.9
Republican Margaret Rose Mejia 10,833 24.2
Republican Robert E. Peters 8,899 19.9
Republican Hopelin Cresencia 8,070 18.0
Total votes 44,784 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Solid D October 23, 2026
Decision Desk HQ Safe D October 23, 2026
Fox News Solid D October 20, 2026
Inside Elections Solid D October 15, 2026
NBC News Solid D October 23, 2026
RealClearPolitics Solid D October 12, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe D October 22, 2026
Silver Bulletin Solid D October 23, 2026

Results

2026 Hawaii gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
Republican
  • Gary Cordery
  • Daniel Anthony
Total votes 100.0

See also

References

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  2. ↑ The Sunshine Blog (May 9, 2025). "2026 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on May 23, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
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  5. 1 2 3 4 "Hawaii Primary 2026: Live Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ Fujii-Oride, Noelle (March 17, 2026). "Kaua'i Mayor Kawakami To Challenge Luke For Lieutenant Governor". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on March 18, 2026. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  7. ↑ Grube, Nick (May 28, 2026). "Belatti Drops Bid For Congress To Run For Lieutenant Governor". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Honolulu civil trial attorney announces candidacy for lieutenant governor". Kaua'i Now. April 24, 2026. Archived from the original on April 30, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  9. ↑ Jedra, Christina (April 20, 2026). "Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke Abandons Reelection Bid". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on May 28, 2026. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  10. ↑ Nakaso, Dan (February 16, 2026). "Questions over Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke likely to inspire challengers". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Archived from the original on February 18, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Indivisible Hawaiʻi endorses Della Au Belatti for Lieutenant Governor". Indivisible Hawaiʻi Statewide Network. Indivisible Hawaiʻi Statewide Network. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  12. ↑ "University of Hawaii Professional Assembly Hawaii Hawaii Endorsements". Blue Voter Guide. Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ Huff, Daryl (April 1, 2026). "Rich, controversial PAC backing Kawakami in lieutenant governor race". Hawaii News Now. Archived from the original on April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  14. ↑ "University of Hawaiʻi Professional Assembly endorses Sylvia Luke for lieutenant governor". Maui Now. March 17, 2026. Archived from the original on March 18, 2026. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  15. ↑ Blair, Chad (May 17, 2026). "Hawaiʻi GOP: We Need The 'Trump People' To Turn Out The Vote". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on June 4, 2026. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  16. ↑ "2026 CPR Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  17. ↑ "2026 Governor Forecast". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  18. ↑ Numa, Rémy (October 20, 2026). "Fox News Power Rankings: Trump country at a crossroads". Fox News. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  20. ↑ "The race for Congress: 2026 midterms". NBC News. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  21. ↑ "2026 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  22. ↑ "2026 Governor". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  23. ↑ Silver, Nate; McKown-Dawson, Eli (October 23, 2026) [August 11, 2026]. "FLIPR 2026 midterm election forecast". Silver Bulletin. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Substack.
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