Gov. Josh Green won a resounding reelection victory Tuesday as he and his running mate, outgoing Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami, defeated the Republican ticket by a record-setting 50 percentage points.

Last-minute voters flocked to the state’s voting centers to cast their ballots on Election Day as Hawaii chooses its governor, U.S. representatives, and a host of state and county offices.

U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda easily won re-election today as part of a nationwide blue wave tsunami that will see a return of Democratic control of both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate when the next Congress is sworn this coming January.

Five incumbents in the state Legislature — all Republicans — are facing defeat based on tonight’s second printout results representing most votes cast, though a few races remain too close to call.

Democrat Ed Case wins reelection to U.S. House in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District.

Hawaii

Hawaiians on Tuesday pick their governor in the deep-blue Aloha State. Incumbent Gov. Josh Green (D) is seeking reelection to a second term. A former lieutenant governor, Green won nearly 89 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary in August. Green faces businessman Gary Cordery, who unsuccessfully sought the 2022 GOP gubernatorial nomination, as…

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green handily won reelection Tuesday, defeating the Republican ticket of Gary Cordery and running mate Daniel Anthony by a record margin to secure a second four-year term.