2016 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election

U.S. Representative Mark Takai, who represented Hawaii's 1st congressional district, died July 20, 2016. A special election was held November 8, 2016. In special elections in Hawaii, all candidates run on one ballot with the highest vote recipient winning regardless of percentage. That is what allowed Republican Charles Djou to win the 2010 special election for this seat with 39.4% of the vote when two Democrats took 58.4% of the vote combined. However this special election was held on the same ballot as the regularly scheduled election for this seat to the 115th Congress.

Candidates
Candidate filing took place from August 15 to August 25.

Democratic Party

 * Colleen Hanabusa, former U.S. Representative

Republican Party

 * Shirlene Dela Cruz Ostrov, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel