2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election
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 election was the only time since 1998 that an incumbent 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
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
- Bernard Carvalho, mayor of Kauai County
- Will Espero, State Senate vice president and candidate for HI-01 in 2014
- Josh Green, state senator
- Kim Coco Iwamoto, former state board of education member
- Jill Tokuda, state senator
Withdrew
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
- Bob McDermott, state representative and nominee for HI-02 in 2002
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
- Marissa Kerns
- Steve Lipscomb
- Jeremy Low
Green primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
- Renee Ing
Nonpartisan primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
- Selina Blackwell
- Link El
- Terrence Teruya
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Declared
- Ernest Magaoay
- Paul Robotti
Results
General election
Polling
with David Ige and John Carroll| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Ige | John Carroll | Undecided |
| Mason-Dixon | July 6–11, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 62% | 23% | 15% |
| Mason-Dixon | March 13–18, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 52% | 27% | 21% |
with David Ige and Raymond L'Heureux
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Ige | Raymond L'Heureux | Undecided |
| Mason-Dixon | July 6–11, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 67% | 20% | 13% |
with Colleen Hanabusa and John Carroll
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Colleen Hanabusa | John Carroll | Undecided |
| Mason-Dixon | July 6–11, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 51% | 31% | 18% |
| Mason-Dixon | March 13–18, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 57% | 31% | 12% |
with Colleen Hanabusa and Andria Tupola
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Colleen Hanabusa | Andria Tupola | Undecided |
| Mason-Dixon | July 6–11, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 48% | 35% | 17% |
| Mason-Dixon | March 13–18, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 56% | 28% | 16% |
with Colleen Hanabusa and Raymond L'Heureux
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Colleen Hanabusa | Raymond L'Heureux | Undecided |
| Mason-Dixon | July 6–11, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 58% | 26% | 16% |
Results
By congressional district
Ige won both congressional districts.| District | Ige | Tupola | Representative |
| 64% | 33% | Colleen Hanabusa | |
| 64% | 33% | Ed Case | |
| 61% | 35% | Tulsi Gabbard |