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2026 candidates we're tracking in HI-2
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Jill N. Tokuda
Democratic
Incumbent
Tokuda represented Kaneohe and Kailua in the Hawaii State Senate from 2006 to 2018, chairing the Ways and Means Committee, per the official House biography. She earned a degree in international relations from George Washington University as the first in her family to attend college, and later worked as co-director of CyberHawaii and external affairs director of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center before her election to Congress, per the official House biography.
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Brenton Awa
Republican
Brenton Awa appears on the Republican primary ballot for HI-2 on August 8, 2026, per the Hawaii Office of Elections certified candidate list. Brenton Awa is the Republican nominee for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. He is a Hawaii state senator representing District 23 and has served as State Senate Minority Leader since 2025, and previously worked as a television news anchor, per Hawaii News Now and Honolulu Civil Beat.
About this race
Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Hawaii primary is Saturday, August 8, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.