Rep. Ed Case defeats progressive rival in Hawaii Democratic House primary

Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) secured his party’s nomination for reelection after successfully defending his House seat from a younger progressive challenger in Hawaii’s Democratic primary election on Saturday. Case, widely considered a centrist Democrat, ran against Hawaii state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole. With over 90% of the el

Case fended off a progressive primary challenge in Hawaii, while Democrats secured key statewide victories ahead of November.

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.

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

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Democratic Hawaii Gov. Josh Green's 56% approval rating and $3.5 million war chest left three underfunded challengers with no path in the primary.

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

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

Stuart Norval is pleased to welcome Steven Ekovich, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at American University of Paris. The Michigan Democratic Senate primary offers a revealing case study of the struggle between ideological conviction and electoral pragmatism. Ericovich argues that while progressive candidates ha