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Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Governor

What this job does

Runs Hawaii's state government. The governor proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills, picks judges from lists sent by a commission, and leads the response to emergencies like wildfires and storms. A term is four years. source: elections.hawaii.gov

Josh Green (Democrat) is governor and is running again. In Hawaii the governor and lieutenant governor run together as a team in the general election.

Candidates in the order the Hawaii Office of Elections lists them . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.