Rep. Ed Case Wins Democratic Primary, Sets Sights on Sixth Full Term in Deep Blue Hawaii

Moderate Democratic Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, fended off a primary challenger in the state's election Saturday, likely setting himself up for a sixth full term in the House of Representatives.

Case is running for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District seat, which he has held since winning the 2018 midterm elections.

He first came to Congress as the representative of the island's 2nd Congressional District, winning a special election to fill the seat of Rep. Patsy Mink, who died of pneumonia in 2002.

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Rep. Ed Case, a moderate Democrat, won a primary and is on track to win his sixth full term in November. (Getty Images)

Case left the House of Representatives in January 2007 and returned in January 2019, representing his current district.

He made headlines last month as one of dozens of House Democrats who called on President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, which Biden did later that month.

In a July 11 statement, Case said his decision was motivated solely by concerns about the 81-year-old leader's ability to serve another four-year term.

“It has nothing to do with his character and his background,” Case said at the time. “If it did, there would be no decision to make.”

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Case was one of dozens of House Democrats who called on President Biden to drop out of the 2024 race. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Case is no stranger to crowded primary elections, having defeated a field of 44 candidates to replace Mink during his final two months in office in 2002. He also won a seven-way primary for his current seat in 2018.

This time, however, he faced only one primary opponent, Cecil Hale, who does not appear to have disclosed campaign finance data to the Federal Election Commission.

Case, on the other hand, raised nearly $120,000 in individual contributions and finished the primary cycle with nearly $260,000 in cash on hand.

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Case's likely victory in November is welcome news for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is looking to flip the chamber blue. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Hawaii has only two congressional districts, both represented by Democrats, and both of its senators are also Democrats.

It's a safe blue bastion for the left despite pervasive problems like the high cost of living, which has traditionally been a potent political weapon for Republicans in other parts of the country.

Republican Patrick Largey is running unopposed for the Republican nomination to challenge Case in November.