2026 Maui County Elections
UPCOMINGIn 2026, Maui County voters will elect a Mayor and all 9 County Council seats. The Mayor serves a 4-year term; council members serve 2-year terms and were elected in November 2024 — making 2026 the next council election cycle.
How Hawaii's Primary Works
County races are nonpartisan
The Mayor and all 9 County Council seats are designated nonpartisan. Candidates do not declare a party affiliation on the ballot, and all registered voters cast ballots in these races regardless of party.
Open primary — no registration required
Hawaii does not require voters to register with a party in advance. At the primary, every voter receives a ballot that includes all nonpartisan county races.
State & federal races: choose one party
For state legislative and federal races, voters must select one party's ballot and may only vote for candidates of that party. Crossing over to vote in another party's race disqualifies the ballot. Qualified parties for 2026: Democratic, Republican, Green, Libertarian.
Top two advance
In nonpartisan races (Mayor, Council), the two candidates with the most primary votes advance to the General Election, regardless of party affiliation.
Source: Hawaii Office of Elections.
Mayoral Campaign Finance Comparison
Finance data through Dec 31, 2025. Other candidates' data not yet available.
Mayor's Race — 10 candidates
Source: Hawaii Office of Elections, June 2026Council Races — all 9 seats
Council campaign finance →Council members serve 2-year terms. All 9 seats are up every election cycle. Yuki Lei Sugimura (Upcountry) is running for Mayor, leaving that seat open. Alice Lee (Wailuku) did not file, leaving her seat open as well. All other incumbents filed for re-election by the June 2, 2026 deadline.
Campaign Finance
All Hawaii campaign contributions and expenditures are publicly reported to the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission ↗.
Finance data for mayoral candidates (Bissen, Sugimura) and council members (Uʻu-Hodgins, Paltin) available now. Council candidate finance pages are stubs awaiting CSC data downloads. Donor → candidate → contractor relationships will be visualized in the Transparency graph.