David Tarnas is running as the Democratic incumbent for Hawaii State House District 8 in the 2026 general election. Voting is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the race is not listed as contested.
Candidate and office
Tarnas is identified as the incumbent in State House District 8. An incumbent is the person who currently holds the office, so Tarnas is seeking to continue serving in the Hawaii State House rather than win the seat for the first time.
His party affiliation is Democratic. The candidate listing does not include a biography, so it does not identify details such as his education, employment history, previous public offices or community roles. Those parts of his background cannot be stated from the official candidate record.
The office on the ballot is a seat in the Hawaii State House representing District 8. The election listed here is the general election, with Election Day set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
Status of the race
The District 8 race is marked as not contested. Tarnas is the only candidate listed for this race.
That status describes the current candidate field; it does not add information about Tarnas’ policy priorities or plans for another term. It also does not change the scheduled general election date. Voters reviewing the contest will see his name, Democratic affiliation and incumbent status as the central identifying details in the candidate record.
Because no other candidate is listed, there are no opposing candidates whose experience or positions can be compared within this race profile. The key procedural question to watch is whether the candidate field or contest designation changes before the ballot is finalized.
Policy positions
No documented policy positions are on file for Tarnas in this race. That means there is no recorded candidate stance here on taxes, housing, education, health care, transportation, public safety, the environment or other matters that could come before the Hawaii Legislature.
A party label and incumbent status do not establish a candidate’s position on a specific issue. Without a documented stance from Tarnas, no policy view can be assigned to him. Voters looking for issue-specific information would need an official statement or other documented position before drawing a conclusion about where he stands.
Campaign finance and next steps
No figures are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. As a result, the candidate record does not state how much money Tarnas has collected, how much his campaign has used or how much remains available.
Those three figures measure different parts of campaign activity and should not be treated as interchangeable. Funds raised track money received, funds spent track campaign expenditures, and cash on hand reflects money remaining at a reporting point. With no amounts listed for Tarnas, no comparison or conclusion about his campaign finances can be made.
The next fixed date for voters is Nov. 3, 2026. Before then, the main items to watch are whether the race remains uncontested, whether Tarnas documents policy positions and whether campaign finance totals are filed.
