Passed
Primary ballots mailed
July 21, 2026
Mail ballots sent to registered voters
The Race
Maui County elections 2026
Nov 3 ballot: Bissen vs Sugimura for mayor, plus nine County Council residency seats. Council members live in the area they represent; every Maui County voter votes in every race.
2
Mayoral candidates on the Nov 3 ballot
7
Contested council seats · 2 unopposed
11/3
General Election Day
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 face off Nov 3, 2026, on the same day as the statewide general election.
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
Next up
General ballots mailed
October 16, 2026
Statewide mail-by date; Maui clerk cited week of Oct 19
Upcoming
Voter service centers open
October 20, 2026
Open through Nov 3 (excluding Sundays)
Upcoming
General Election
November 3, 2026
Second Special Election; Maui County mayor elected