Rep. Ed Case defeated a progressive challenger in the Democratic primary for Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District, according to CBS News and other outlets. The result allows Case to retain the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House seat.
The contest was portrayed as a challenge from the left to Case, a moderate Democrat. Coverage described his victory as decisive, with headlines characterizing the result as an easy or landslide win.
Case’s success means he will continue as the Democratic candidate for the district in the general election. The primary outcome also indicates that the effort to unseat him from the progressive wing of the party did not gain enough support to prevent his renomination.