Hawaiʻi Election Results 2024

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Election Day in Hawaiʻi turned out to be a long night as in-person voting stretched out the process. The initial results — generally known as the “first printout” — were released well after midnight, about five hours later than in the primary elections. It contained some surprises and several tight races. The second printout followed soon after.

According to the latest results Wednesday night, Hawaiʻi County is set to have a new mayor. Challenger Kimo Alameda has nearly 8,600 more votes than incumbent Mitch Roth.

One of the tightest races in the state House is District 32, where Republican Garner Shimizu is leading incumbent Democrat Micah Aiu by 76 votes.

In Senate District 23, representing Oʻahu's North Shore and Windward side, incumbent Republican Brenton Awa has won against Democratic challenger Ben Shafer — with the two splitting over 20,000 votes.

One of the top statewide ballot decisions we've been following, Constitutional Amendment 1 regarding marriage equality, passed. That measure will repeal language that theoretically allows the state Legislature to restrict same-sex marriage.

An Oʻahu-only ballot question about capping salary raises for members of the Honolulu City Council at 5% has received overwhelming approval.

Overall, total turnout was a little more than 52% of registered voters. That's up from the record low turnout of 32% in this year's primary election, but lower than the nearly 70% who voted in the 2020 general election.