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Hawaii HI-02 House2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
OPEN
Kai Kahele (D)
Running for Governor
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Jul 18, 2022D +50
R +50
D +14
Race summary
Rep. Kai Kahele's late exit from this seat to launch a long-shot race for governor (May 7 announcement) meant there wasn't much time for ambitious Democrats to put together campaigns for this rare open seat primary, a safe ticket to DC.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Jun 7, 2022
Primary Election: Aug 13, 2022
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Full Bio:
KAHELE, Kaialiʻi, a Representative from Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, March 28, 1974; graduated from Hilo High School, Hilo, Hawaii, 1992; attended Hawaii Community College, Hilo, Hawaii; attended University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii; B.S., University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1998; attended Air Command and Staff College, Montgomery, Ala.; Hawaii Air National Guard, 1999–present; commercial pilot; adjunct faculty member, University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii; nonprofit executive; member of the Hawaii state senate, 2016–2020, majority whip, 2017–2018, majority floor leader, 2018–2020; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021–present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Hawaii - 02
Parts of Oahu and all "Neighbor Islands"
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Aug 1, 2022
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