{"id":34400,"date":"2026-08-09T10:57:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34400"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:57:41","slug":"rep-ed-case-wins-hawaii-democratic-primary-fends-off-keohokalole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34400","title":{"rendered":"Rep Ed Case wins Hawaii Democratic primary, fends off Keohokalole"},"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\">The Democratic establishment won a key battle in the left&#8217;s ongoing civil war with its socialist insurgency on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Longtime Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, won his primary bid to seek another term in the House of Representatives, defeating progressive state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Case, who served in Congress from 2002 to 2007 and then won again in 2018, faced his toughest primary challenge yet this year. It comes amid a wider showdown between the Democratic establishment and its far-left flank that&#8217;s seen multiple House incumbents lose to socialist upstarts.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_776137\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/socialist-victories-show-dems-descent-down-deadly-path-communism-johnson-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SOCIALIST VICTORIES SHOW DEMS&#8217; DESCENT DOWN &#8216;DEADLY PATH OF COMMUNISM,&#8217; JOHNSON WARNS<\/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\/ccd2d5c9-ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/ccd2d5c9-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\/ccd2d5c9-ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/ccd2d5c9-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\/ccd2d5c9-ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/ccd2d5c9-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\/ccd2d5c9-ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/ccd2d5c9-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\/ccd2d5c9-ed-case-24.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Picture of Ed Case\" 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 Wednesday, 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\">Keohokalole, who&#8217;s been in Hawaii&#8217;s state legislature since 2014, was the most formidable of a group of primary challengers looking to oust Case this year.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Both raised considerable money on the campaign trail, though the incumbent had more money in his war chest at the outset of the race.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Keohokalole criticized Case for not doing enough to stand up to the Trump administration during the president&#8217;s second term, including President Donald Trump&#8217;s federal immigration operations.<\/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\/us-capitol-building-august-4-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/us-capitol-building-august-4-2026.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\/us-capitol-building-august-4-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/us-capitol-building-august-4-2026.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\/us-capitol-building-august-4-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/us-capitol-building-august-4-2026.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\/us-capitol-building-august-4-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/us-capitol-building-august-4-2026.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\/us-capitol-building-august-4-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"U.S. Capitol building\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol on a hot and humid evening on Aug. 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C.<\/span> <span>(Kevin Carter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The progressive challenger also attacked Case for being one of four <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_776138\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Democrats<\/a> to vote for Republicans&#8217; initial iteration of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_776139\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/johnsons-strategy-bypass-democrats-save-act-blockade-survives-key-vote-handing-gop-big-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>JOHNSON&#8217;S STRATEGY TO BYPASS DEMOCRATS&#8217; SAVE ACT BLOCKADE SURVIVES KEY VOTE, HANDING GOP BIG WIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That version would have imposed a federal voter ID requirement at the polls as well as a proof of citizenship mandate for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_776140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">registering to vote<\/a>, but would have allowed for a written affidavit absent that proof.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Case told <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_776141\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2026\/07\/22\/keohokalole-case-spar-over-voting-security-partisanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hawaii News Now <\/a>that he will &#8220;never&#8221; be someone who votes in lockstep with his party and said of the issue of noncitizen voting, &#8220;This has nothing to do with voter suppression. Now, those are fears and there are legitimate fears, and I accept those concerns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It\u2019s a solution in search of a problem. There is no security problem in our election system,&#8221; Keohokalole told the outlet.<\/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\/07\/343\/192\/Honolulu.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Honolulu.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\/07\/672\/378\/Honolulu.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Honolulu.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\/07\/931\/523\/Honolulu.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Honolulu.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\/07\/720\/405\/Honolulu.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Honolulu.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\/07\/1200\/675\/Honolulu.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Honolulu, on the south coast of the island of Oahu, is the capital of Hawaii and the gateway to this US island chain in the Pacific.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Honolulu, on the south coast of the island of Oahu, is the capital of Hawaii and the gateway to this U.S. island chain in the Pacific.<\/span> <span>(Patrick Pleul\/picture alliance via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Case later joined nearly all other House Democrats in opposing an updated version, the SAVE America Act, which would have vastly expanded the federal government&#8217;s authority over state voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He now goes on to face Republican Adriel Lam in November.<\/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\">Hawaii&#8217;s 1st Congressional District, which encompasses part of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_776143\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/vacation-destinations\/honolulu-and-oahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oahu, including Honolulu<\/a>, is rated a safe Democratic seat with a Cook Political Report rating of D+13.<\/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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