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Member brief No. HI-01

Reviewed October 31, 2026

HI-01 · Hawaii

Ed Case

Democrat. Harris won Hawaii in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028
76
Born September 27, 1952.
Lean
D+13
Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since
2019
Served since January 3, 2019. Earlier service: 2003 to 2007.
Cash on hand
$450K
$449,674. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026
Re-elected

Over Adriel C. Lam (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary
Won with 55.6%

Aug. 8. Next: Jarrett K. Keohokalole, 35.6%, and one other.

Also on the November ballot: Nathan M. Berning (Nonpartisan), Jordan S. Conley (Green).

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

Latest poll of the 2026 race

D (Democrat)Case40BelattiD (Democrat)16
Case 40 percent, Belatti 16 percent, Keohokalole 12 · 32 undecided.

Data for Progress · Oct. 6 to 14, 2025 · 366 likely voters · margin of error ±5.0

A Democratic-aligned pollster.

A primary poll.

What a race here costs

TV: Honolulu, 471,000 homes. The district is 49.9% of the market.

2026 primary: $1.9M spent, $17.71 a vote

2024 general: $132K spent, $0.58 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Committees: Appropriations

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share
71.84%
Victory margin
+43.68 pts
Harris, 2024
61.50% · +24.73 pts

Margin 18.95 points above Harris. Vote share 10.34 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Patrick C. Largey. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
CycleRaisedFrom individualsCash at year end
2020$606K33%$117K
2022$1.1M47%$508K
2024$700K22%$317K

Scorecards and grades

Conservative average, out of 100
11.9
Progressive average, out of 100
84.8 (LCV 97, Progressive Punch 87, Stop Corruption Now 70)
IAP Action score, immigration
-75, rank 258 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024
F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.