The 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Hawaii and lieutenant governor of Hawaii.
After prevailing in an intensely competitive primary election on August 11, 2018, incumbent Democratic governor David Ige ran successfully for re-election to a second term in office, considerably improving on his margin of victory from 2014, in which he only won a plurality.
Republicans Andria Tupola and Marissa Kerns headed one of two 2018 major-party gubernatorial tickets that included two women. The other such ticket had Idaho's 2018 Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, Paulette Jordan and Kristin Collum. This was Hawaii's only gubernatorial election since 1994 without Linda Lingle or Duke Aiona as the Republican nominee, as well as the first since the 1990 election in which the winner was of a different party than the incumbent president. This was also the first time since 1998 that a Democratic governor of Hawaii was re-elected.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
- Ernest Caravalho, Democratic Party of Hawaii chair, House District 29
- Colleen Hanabusa, U.S. representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
- David Ige, incumbent governor
- Wendell Kaehuaea, security guard and perennial candidate
- Van Tanabe
Withdrew
- Clayton Hee, former state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
Debates
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
Withdrew
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
- John Carroll, former state representative, and former state senator
- Ray L'Heureux, president and chairman of the Education Institute of Hawaii, former assistant superintendent, and retired U.S. Marine colonel
- Andria Tupola, Minority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Withdrew
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
- Marissa Kerns
- Steve Lipscomb
- Jeremy Low
Polling
Results
Green primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
Results
Nonpartisan primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
- Selina Blackwell
- Link El
- Terrence Teruya
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
- Ernest Magaoay
- Paul Robotti
Results
General election
Predictions
Debates
Polling
with David Ige and John Carroll<br />
with David Ige and Raymond L'Heureux<br />
with Colleen Hanabusa and John Carroll<br />
with Colleen Hanabusa and Andria Tupola<br />
with Colleen Hanabusa and Raymond L'Heureux<br />
Results
By county
By congressional district
Ige won both congressional districts.
References
External links
Official campaign websites
Official lieutenant gubernatorial campaign websites