politics
Rep. Ed Case defeats progressive rival in Hawaii Democratic House primary
Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) secured his party’s nomination for reelection after successfully defending his House seat from a younger progressive challenger in Hawaii’s Democratic primary election on Saturday.
TL;DR
- Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) secured the Democratic nomination for reelection.
- Case, a centrist Democrat, defeated progressive challenger Hawaii state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole.
- The incumbent received 60% of the votes compared to his challenger's 36%.
- This victory goes against the recent trend of progressive challengers unseating established Democrats.