The 2008 congressional elections in Hawaii were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who was to represent the state

U.S. state

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 of Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

 in the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 for the 111th Congress

111th United States Congress

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 from January 3, 2009, until their terms of office expire on January 3, 2011. Incumbent Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie is the 7th and current Governor of Hawaii. He was the Democratic U.S. Representative of the First Congressional District of Hawaii which comprises urban Honolulu. He served in Congress from 1986 to 1987 and from 1991 to 2010 when he resigned to successfully run for governor...

 (D) was reelected in Hawaii's 1st congressional district

Hawaii's 1st congressional district

Hawaii's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The district encompasses the urban areas of the City and County of Honolulu, a consolidated city-county that is coextensive with the island of Oahu. The district includes Oahu's central plains and southern...

. Incumbent Mazie Hirono (D) was reelected in Hawaii's 2nd congressional district

Hawaii's 2nd congressional district

Hawaii's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The district encompasses all rural and most suburban areas that are part of the City and County of Honolulu, which covers all of the island of Oahu...

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Hawaii has two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election

United States presidential election, 2008

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2008
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	319,956	76.58%	2	—
	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	82,540	19.75%	0	—
	Independents	15,335	3.67%	0	—
Totals		417,831	100.00%	2	—

District 1

This district has been represented by Democrat Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie is the 7th and current Governor of Hawaii. He was the Democratic U.S. Representative of the First Congressional District of Hawaii which comprises urban Honolulu. He served in Congress from 1986 to 1987 and from 1991 to 2010 when he resigned to successfully run for governor...

 since 1991. He ran against Republican Steve Tataii and Libertarian Li Zhao. CQ Politics forecasted the race as "Safe Democrat".

District 2

This district has been represented by Democrat Mazie Hirono

Mazie Hirono

is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.She was the second Asian immigrant elected lieutenant governor of a state of the United States. She ran against Linda Lingle for governor of Hawaii in 2002, one of the few gubernatorial races in United...

 since 2007. She ran against Republican Roger B. Evans, Independent Shaun Stenshol, and Libertarian Jeff Mallan. CQ Politics forecasted the race as "Safe Democrat".

External links

• Hawaii Office of Elections
• U.S. Congress candidates for Hawaii at Project Vote Smart
  Project Vote Smart
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• Hawaii U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions for Hawaii congressional races from OpenSecrets.org
  Center for Responsive Politics
  The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-profit, nonpartisan research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics and the effect of money and lobbying activity on elections and public policy and maintains a public online database of its information.Their database...