2026 Expenditure Limits

Candidates can voluntarily agree with their respective campaign expenditure limits by filing the Affidavit To Voluntarily Agree With Campaign Expenditure Limits (Form CC-2) with the Commission.  Candidates that file the Affidavit are entitled to the following benefits:

    • Candidate receives a discounted nomination paper filing fee; and
    • Candidate becomes eligible to receive public funds.

Refer to the Partial Public Funding Guidebook for Candidate Committees for information regarding qualifying and applying for public funds.

Office Primary General*
(1/1/26-8/8/26) (8/9/26-11/3/26)
Governor $2,152,170 $2,152,170
Lt. Governor $1,205,215 $1,205,215
Mayor
  Honolulu $1,125,212 $1,125,212
  Hawaii $270,154 $270,154
  Maui $230,018 $230,018
  Kauai $96,352 $96,352
Prosecuting Attorney
  Honolulu $787,648 $787,648
  Hawaii $189,108 $189,108
  Kauai $67,446 $67,446
County Council
  Honolulu
   District 1 $84,700 $84,700
   District 2 $74,525 $74,525
   District 3 $99,427 $99,427
   District 4 $108,910 $108,910
   District 5 $75,769 $75,769
   District 6 $94,550 $94,550
   District 7 $81,137 $81,137
   District 8 $67,732 $67,732
   District 9 $100,898 $100,898
  Hawaii
   District 1 $19,186 $19,186
   District 2 $22,250 $22,250
   District 3 $22,323 $22,323
   District 4 $22,015 $22,015
   District 5 $19,853 $19,853
   District 6 $20,854 $20,854
   District 7 $21,756 $21,756
   District 8 $19,438 $19,438
   District 9 $21,433 $21,433
  Maui $161,013 $161,013
  Kauai $67,446 $67,446
State Senate
   District 1 $48,457 $48,457
   District 2 $45,501 $45,501
   District 3 $48,089 $48,089
   District 4 $47,061 $47,061
   District 5 $49,843 $49,843
   District 6 $54,662 $54,662
   District 7 $56,508 $56,508
   District 8 $67,446 $67,446
   District 9 $54,309 $54,309
   District 10 $45,023 $45,023
   District 11 $47,636 $47,636
   District 12 $46,936 $46,936
   District 13 $41,831 $41,831
   District 14 $36,492 $36,492
   District 15 $42,903 $42,903
   District 16 $50,091 $50,091
   District 17 $47,781 $47,781
   District 18 $47,694 $47,694
   District 19 $37,051 $37,051
   District 20 $45,996 $45,996
   District 21 $47,050 $47,050
   District 22 $36,645 $36,645
   District 23 $51,633 $51,633
   District 24 $53,232 $53,232
   District 25 $55,346 $55,346
State House
   District 1 $23,748 $23,748
   District 2 $24,419 $24,419
   District 3 $22,876 $22,876
   District 4 $23,535 $23,535
   District 5 $23,485 $23,485
   District 6 $25,364 $25,364
   District 7 $22,121 $22,121
   District 8 $23,559 $23,559
   District 9 $21,805 $21,805
   District 10 $27,944 $27,944
   District 11 $29,691 $29,691
   District 12 $29,407 $29,407
   District 13 $27,384 $27,384
   District 14 $24,781 $24,781
   District 15 $23,192 $23,192
   District 16 $21,826 $21,826
   District 17 $22,428 $22,428
   District 18 $28,459 $28,459
   District 19 $28,164 $28,164
   District 20 $25,019 $25,019
   District 21 $23,821 $23,821
   District 22 $24,136 $24,136
   District 23 $20,187 $20,187
   District 24 $23,451 $23,451
   District 25 $24,422 $24,422
   District 26 $23,288 $23,288
   District 27 $24,794 $24,794
   District 28 $16,885 $16,885
   District 29 $16,990 $16,990
   District 30 $16,244 $16,244
   District 31 $20,968 $20,968
   District 32 $23,432 $23,432
   District 33 $26,323 $26,323
   District 34 $23,306 $23,306
   District 35 $20,266 $20,266
   District 36 $15,623 $15,623
   District 37 $27,551 $27,551
   District 38 $25,803 $25,803
   District 39 $23,401 $23,401
   District 40 $22,233 $22,233
   District 41 $23,342 $23,342
   District 42 $21,272 $21,272
   District 43 $23,775 $23,775
   District 44 $19,965 $19,965
   District 45 $18,228 $18,228
   District 46 $25,861 $25,861
   District 47 $23,943 $23,943
   District 48 $25,243 $25,243
   District 49 $24,286 $24,286
   District 50 $30,757 $30,757
   District 51 $26,211 $26,211
OHA $172,174 $172,174

*Candidates running only in the General Election agree to comply with the expenditure limit from January 1, 2026 through November 3, 2026.