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Hawaii's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The district is entirely on the island of Oahu, encompassing the urban areas of the City and County of Honolulu, a consolidated city-county that includes Oahu's central plains and southern shores, including the towns of Aiea, Mililani, Pearl City, Waipahu, and Waimalu. The district is smaller and more densely populated than the 2nd congressional district (which comprises the rest of the state). It is represented by Democrat Ed Case.

Distribution
  • 99.27% urban
  • 0.73% rural
Population (2024)719,060
Median household
income
$102,713[1]
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Hawaii's 1st congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 99.27% urban
  • 0.73% rural
Population (2024)719,060
Median household
income
$102,713[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+13[2]
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History

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 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 1st congressional district was created in 1971, when Hawaii began electing its representatives from districts instead of electing at-large representatives statewide.

Recent election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results[3][4][5]
2008 President Obama 70% – 28%
2012 President Obama 71% – 29%
2016 President Clinton 63% – 30%
Senate Schatz 74% – 22%
2018 Senate Hirono 70% – 30%
Governor Ige 64% – 32%
2020 President Biden 64% – 34%
2022 Senate Schatz 72% – 26%
Governor Green 64% – 36%
2024 President Harris 62% – 37%
Senate Hirono 65% – 32%
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Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[6]

Honolulu County (20)

East Honolulu, East Kapolei, 'Ewa Beach, 'Ewa Gentry, 'Ewa Villages, Hālawa, Hickam Housing, Honolulu, Iroquois Point, Kalaeloa (part; also 2nd), Mililani Mauka, Ocean Pointe, Pearl City, Waikāne, Waikele, Waimalu, Waipahu, Waipi'o, Waipi'o Acres, West Loch Estate

List of members representing the district

District established following the 91st Congress.

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Member Party Years Con-
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Electoral history District map
District created January 3, 1971

Spark Matsunaga
(Honolulu)
Democratic January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1977
92nd
93rd
94th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
1971–1981

Cecil Heftel
(Honolulu)
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
July 11, 1986
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii.
1981–1983
1983–1993
Vacant July 11, 1986 –
September 20, 1986
99th

Neil Abercrombie
(Honolulu)
Democratic September 20, 1986 –
January 3, 1987
Elected to finish Heftel's term.
Lost renomination.

Pat Saiki
(Honolulu)
Republican January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1991
100th
101st
Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Neil Abercrombie
(Honolulu)
Democratic January 3, 1991 –
February 28, 2010
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
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 in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii.
1993–2003
2003–2013
Vacant February 28, 2010 –
May 22, 2010
111th

Charles Djou
(Honolulu)
Republican May 22, 2010 –
January 3, 2011
Elected to finish Abercrombie's term.
Lost re-election.[7]

Colleen Hanabusa
(Honolulu)
Democratic January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2015
112th
113th
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
2013–2023

Mark Takai
(Aiea)
Democratic January 3, 2015 –
July 20, 2016
114th Elected in 2014.
Announced retirement,[8] then died.
Vacant July 20, 2016 –
November 14, 2016

Colleen Hanabusa
(Honolulu)
Democratic November 14, 2016 –
January 3, 2019
114th
115th
Elected to finish Takai's term.
Elected to full term in 2016.
Retired to run for Governor of Hawaii.

Ed Case
(Kāne'ohe)
Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
119th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
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Election results

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1970

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Spark Matsunaga 85,411 72.89
Republican Richard K. Cockey 31,764 27.11
Total votes 117,175 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)
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1972

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Spark Matsunaga (incumbent) 73,826 54.70
Republican Fred W. Rohlfing 61,138 45.30
Total votes 134,964 100.0
Democratic hold
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1974

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Spark Matsunaga (incumbent) 71,552 59.32
Republican William B. Paul 49,065 40.68
Total votes 120,617 100.0
Democratic hold
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1976

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Heftel 60,050 43.64
Republican Fred W. Rohlfing 53,745 39.06
Independents for Godly Government Kathy Joyce Hoshijo 23,807 17.30
Total votes 137,602 100.0
Democratic hold
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1978

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Heftel (incumbent) 84,552 73.26
Republican William D. Spillane 24,470 21.20
Libertarian Peter David Larsen 4,295 3.72
Aloha Democratic Party Debra Figueroa 2,095 1.82
Total votes 115,412 100.0
Democratic hold
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1980

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Heftel (incumbent) 98,256 79.77
Republican Aloma Keen Noble 19,819 16.09
Libertarian Rockne H. Johnson 5,106 4.14
Total votes 123,181 100.0
Democratic hold
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1982

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Heftel (incumbent) 134,779 89.91
Libertarian Rockne H. Johnson 15,128 10.09
Total votes 149,907 100.0
Democratic hold
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1984

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Heftel (incumbent) 114,884 82.73
Republican Will Beard 20,608 14.84
Libertarian Christopher Winter 3,373 2.43
Total votes 138,865 100.0
Democratic hold
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1986 (Special)

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Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election, 1986[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie 42,031 29.88
Republican Pat Saiki 41,067 29.20
Democratic Mufi Hannemann 39,800 28.30
Democratic Steve Cobb 16,721 11.89
Democratic Louis Agard 566 0.40
Nonpartisan candidate Blase Harris 460 0.33
Total votes 140,645 100.0
Democratic hold
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1986

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Saiki 99,683 59.20
Democratic Mufi Hannemann 63,061 37.45
Libertarian Blase Harris 5,633 3.35
Total votes 168,377 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
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1988

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Saiki (incumbent) 96,848 54.71
Democratic Mary Bitterman 76,394 43.16
Libertarian Blase Harris 3,778 2.13
Total votes 177,020 100.0
Republican hold
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1990

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie 97,622 60.00
Republican Mike Liu 62,982 38.71
Libertarian Roger Lee Taylor 2,107 1.29
Total votes 162,711 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
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1992

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) 129,332 72.87
Republican Warner Sutton 41,575 23.43
Libertarian Rockne H. Johnson 6,569 3.70
Total votes 177,476 100.0
Democratic hold
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1994

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) 94,754 53.62
Republican Orson Swindle 76,623 43.36
Best Party of Hawaii Alexandria Kaan 2,815 1.59
Libertarian Roger Lee Taylor 2,514 1.42
Total votes 176,706 100.0
Democratic hold
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1996

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) 86,732 50.37
Republican Orson Swindle 80,053 46.49
Nonpartisan Mark Duering 4,126 2.40
Natural Law Nick Bedworth 1,295 0.75
Total votes 172,206 100.0
Democratic hold
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1998

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United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) 116,693 61.56
Republican Gene Ward 68,905 36.34
Natural Law Nick Bedworth 3,973 2.10
Total votes 189,571 100.0
Democratic hold
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2000

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) 108,517 69.03
Republican Phil Meyers 44,989 28.62
Libertarian Jerry Murphy 3,688 2.35
Total votes 157,194 100.0
Democratic hold
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2002

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) 131,673 72.86
Republican Mark Terry 45,032 24.92
Libertarian James H. Bracken 4,028 2.23
Total votes 180,733 100.0
Democratic hold
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2004

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) 128,567 62.97
Republican Dalton Tanonaka 69,371 33.98
Libertarian Elyssa Young 6,243 3.06
Total votes 204,181 100.0
Democratic hold
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2006

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) 112,904 69.35
Republican Richard (Noah) Hough 49,890 30.65
Total votes 162,794 100.0
Democratic hold
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2008

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Abercrombie (incumbent) 154,181 77.14
Republican Steve Tataii 38,104 19.06
Libertarian Li Zhao 7,591 3.80
Total votes 199,876 100.0
Democratic hold
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2010 (Special)

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Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election, 2010[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Djou 67,610 39.44
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa 52,802 30.80
Democratic Ed Case 47,391 27.65
No party 11 others 1,682 0.99
Total votes 171,417 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
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2010

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa 94,140 53.23
Republican Charles Djou (incumbent) 82,723 46.77
Total votes 176,863 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
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2012

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa (incumbent) 116,505 53.47
Republican Charles Djou 96,824 44.44
Blank Votes 4,467 2.05
Over Votes 80 0.04
Total votes 217,876 100
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2014

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Takai 93,390 51.2
Republican Charles Djou 86,454 47.4
Blank Votes 2,366 1.3
Over Votes 58 0.0
Total votes 182,268 100
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2016 (Special)

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Hawaii's 1st Congressional District (Vacancy)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa 129,083 60.45
Republican Shirlene D. (Shirl) Ostrov 44,090 20.65
Democratic Angela Aulani Kaaihue 5,885 2.76
Libertarian Alan J.K. Yim 5,559 2.60
Democratic Kim Howard 4,259 1.99
Democratic Peter Cross 3,420 1.60
Independent Calvin Griffin 2,824 1.32
Democratic Javier Ocasio 1,893 0.89
Independent Yvonne Perry 1,050 0.49
Independent Peter H. Plotzeneder 328 0.15
Blank votes 14,864 6.96
Over votes 276 0.14
Total votes 213,531 100
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2016

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Hawaii's 1st Congressional District, 2016[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa 145,417 68.09
Republican Shirlene D. (Shirl) Ostrov 45,958 21.52
Libertarian Alan J.K. Yim 6,601 3.09
Independent Calvin Griffin 4,381 2.05
Blank votes 11,013 5.16
Over votes 161 0.08
Total votes 213,558 100
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2018

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Hawaii's 1st congressional district, 2018[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Case 134,650 73.1
Republican Campbell Cavasso 42,498 23.1
Libertarian Michelle Tippens 3,498 1.9
Green Zach Burd 2,214 1.2
Nonpartisan Calvin Griffin 1,351 0.7
Total votes 184,211 100.0
Democratic hold
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2020

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Hawaii's 1st congressional district, 2020[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Case (incumbent) 183,245 72.02
Republican Ron Curtis 71,188 27.98
Total votes 254,433 100.0
Democratic hold
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2022

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Hawaii's 1st congressional district, 2022[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Case (incumbent) 142,742 73.7
Republican Conrad Kress 50,833 26.3
Total votes 193,575 100.0
Democratic hold
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2024

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2024 Hawaii's 1st congressional district election[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Case (incumbent) 164,237 71.8
Republican Patrick Largey 64,373 28.2
Total votes 228,610 100.0
Democratic hold
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