Passed
Primary ballots mailed
July 21, 2026
Mail ballots sent to registered voters
The Race
Maui County elections 2026
Election Day was Nov 3. Unofficial results: Bissen re-elected mayor, and nine County Council residency seats filled. Council members live in the area they represent; every Maui County voter voted in every race.
1
Mayor elected · Bissen (unofficial)
9
Council seats elected
11/3
General Election Day · passed
How the top-two primary worked
Step 1
Nonpartisan ballot
All candidates on one ballot. No party labels.
Step 2
Top two advanced
The two highest vote-getters in the Aug 8 First Special Election (on the primary ballot) moved to November. Maui always runs that second round — there is no majority win-outright exception.
Step 3
Second Special Election
Finalists appeared on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot, the same day as the statewide general election. Unofficial results are posted by the Office of Elections.
Unofficial results from the Hawaiʻi Office of Elections general election summary. Totals can still change until OE posts certified reports. Office of Elections results. Primary tallies: County of Maui Summary · Report 3.
Election timeline
Passed
Voter service centers open
July 27, 2026
Wailuku opens July 27; Lāhainā, Molokaʻi & Lānaʻi Aug 5
Passed
Primary Election
August 8, 2026
Top two advanced to November
Passed
General ballots mailed
October 16, 2026
Statewide mail-by date; Maui clerk cited week of Oct 19
Passed
Voter service centers open
October 20, 2026
Open through Nov 3 (excluding Sundays)
Passed
General Election
November 3, 2026
Second Special Election; Maui County mayor elected