{"id":34398,"date":"2026-08-09T10:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34398"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:56:16","slug":"rep-jill-tokuda-wins-hawaii-democratic-primary-faces-republican-brenton-awa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34398","title":{"rendered":"Rep Jill Tokuda wins Hawaii Democratic primary, faces Republican Brenton Awa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Progressive Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, cruised to victory in her primary on Saturday, setting up a showdown with Republican state Sen. Brenton Awa in November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Tokuda is seeking a third term representing Hawaii&#8217;s 2nd Congressional District, which includes the entire state outside the island of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_768759\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/vacation-destinations\/honolulu-and-oahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oahu, as well as<\/a> rural and suburban parts of Oahu itself.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the district D+12. That means it&#8217;s highly likely that Democrats keep hold of it in this year&#8217;s midterms.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_768760\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2026-midterms-state-of-play-key-races-unfold-stevens-el-sayed-battle-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>2026 MIDTERMS STATE OF PLAY: KEY RACES UNFOLD AS STEVENS, EL-SAYED BATTLE IN MICHIGAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/jill-tokuda-raising-hand-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/jill-tokuda-raising-hand-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/jill-tokuda-raising-hand-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/jill-tokuda-raising-hand-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/jill-tokuda-raising-hand-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/jill-tokuda-raising-hand-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/jill-tokuda-raising-hand-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/jill-tokuda-raising-hand-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/jill-tokuda-raising-hand-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Picture of Jill Tokuda speaking with hand up\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Jill Tokuda speaks as Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve appear at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 15, 2026, in Washington, D.C.<\/span> <span>(Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Tokuda defeated three primary challengers to win the Democratic Party nomination, though none posed a significant threat to her campaign despite a wider intraparty civil war that&#8217;s toppled several <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_768761\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Democrat incumbents<\/a> throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Her fellow delegation member, Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, faced a significant primary challenge from his left in his own race, though Case is seen as much more moderate than Tokuda.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_768762\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/hawaii-democratic-house-candidate-faces-felony-threat-charges-beach-fight-caught-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HAWAII DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CANDIDATE FACES FELONY THREAT CHARGES AFTER BEACH FIGHT CAUGHT ON VIDEO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"WASHINGTON - JULY 10: Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, arrives for the start of the House Appropriations Committee markup of several appropriations bills in the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, arrives for the start of the House Appropriations Committee markup of several appropriations bills in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 10, 2024.<\/span> <span>(Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Tokuda&#8217;s race did attract some <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_768763\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/controversies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">controversy<\/a>, however, after one of her longshot opponents was arrested for a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_768764\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-family-members-claim-were-attacked-luxury-maui-resort-during-violent-melee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">violent altercation<\/a> that was caught on camera at Keawakapu Beach.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Kirill Basin allegedly threatened a man who asked him to turn down his music, according to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_768765\" href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2026\/08\/longshot-congressional-candidate-arrested-after-maui-beach-altercation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Honolulu Civil Beat.<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hawaii-congressional-candidate-fight-fox-news-001.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hawaii-congressional-candidate-fight-fox-news-001.gif 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hawaii-congressional-candidate-fight-fox-news-001.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hawaii-congressional-candidate-fight-fox-news-001.gif 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hawaii-congressional-candidate-fight-fox-news-001.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hawaii-congressional-candidate-fight-fox-news-001.gif 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hawaii-congressional-candidate-fight-fox-news-001.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hawaii-congressional-candidate-fight-fox-news-001.gif 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hawaii-congressional-candidate-fight-fox-news-001.gif\" alt=\"Video shows Kirill Basin and Kama Homan during a confrontation on a Maui beach.\" width=\"2026\" height=\"08\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Video shows Kirill Basin swinging a beach chair during an Aug. 1 confrontation at Keawakapu Beach in South Kihei, Hawaii.<\/span> <span>(Maile Stiller-Elliott via Storyful)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">A violent clash ensued after a bystander intervened, and Basin allegedly pulled out a knife.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Tokuda told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vYztMCCz1I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hawaii News Now<\/a> that the video was &#8220;disturbing&#8221; and said &#8220;any individual, whether you&#8217;re running for office or a public citizen, you need to be held accountable for your actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. 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