Rep. Ed Case defeats progressive primary challenger in Hawaii's 1st District

State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole had criticized Rep. Ed Case's votes to send military aid to Israel and for a previous version of the SAVE America Act.

Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) was projected to win his Democratic primary on Saturday, fending off a a progressive challenger, according to Decision Desk HQ. Case, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress, defeated 42-year-old state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, who ran a campaign calling for a “new generation” of lead

Representative Ed Case beat Jarrett Keohokalole, a younger progressive, in a race that centered on questions of generational change and the state’s skyrocketing cost of living.

Progressive Rep. Jill Tokuda cruised past three Democratic primary challengers in Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District to face Republican Brenton Awa.

Ed Case wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District

The outcome could offer another data point in the broader struggle between the party establishment and its progressive wing.

Hawaii primary is latest to pit Democratic incumbent against younger, more left-wing challenger  Reuters