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格林面临三名几乎无人知晓、未筹集任何竞选资金的挑战者，这预示着他的州长竞选之路将一帆风顺
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夏威夷民主党州长乔希·格林击败了三名试图领导这个“阿罗哈之州”的鲜为人知的初选挑战者。
格林于2022年首次当选州长，此次在非同寻常的周六初选中以56%的支持率参选。他的初选胜利使其成为连任的有力热门人选，《库克政治报告》给这场竞选的评级为民主党领先13个百分点。
格林的对手分别是戴维·“杜克”·布尔古安、民主社会主义者乔治·“特瓦”·卢卡斯-塔代奥以及劳伦·卡波利亚希亚卡卡·希姆。
布尔古安曾在2022年与格林竞争州长席位，但仅获得590票，而格林当时获得了158161票。他还在2022年和2024年两次竞选火奴鲁鲁市长均告失利。
夏威夷民主党副州长因州腐败调查被起诉
2025年9月25日，乔希·格林州长在纽约市中城纽约希尔顿酒店举行的克林顿全球倡议2025年年度会议上发表演讲。（JP 伊姆/盖蒂图片社 纽约中城希尔顿酒店 供图）
尽管民主社会主义思潮在全美日益流行，但卢卡斯-塔代奥通过Instagram公开帖子承诺开设公立杂货店并将大麻合法化，却未能赢得夏威夷民主党人的支持。
据《火奴鲁鲁公民报》报道，卢卡斯-塔代奥和希姆均未设立竞选网站，格林的三名挑战者截至6月30日均未为此次竞选筹集任何资金。与此同时，格林已筹集约350万美元，远超共和党候选人加里·科德里——该竞选活动中第二大筹款者，科德里筹集了约31.3万美元。
自琳达·林格尔2010年卸任以来，夏威夷从未有过共和党州长。在常规选举年，民主党初选中会吸引知名度较高的候选人。例如，2022年，与格林竞争的候选人包括夏威夷州联邦众议员凯·卡赫勒和前第一夫人维基·卡耶塔诺。
“他的政策相当受欢迎，他没有做过任何真正引发强烈反对的事情，”夏威夷太平洋大学传播学教授约翰·哈特告诉《公民报》。“既然有其他更容易获胜的职位可选，为什么要自讨苦吃地参加这场必败的竞选呢？”
巴比伦蜂报在联邦法院吹嘘打赢夏威夷政府“打击政治表情包与讽刺”的官司
2023年8月21日，夏威夷州长乔希·格林在总统乔·拜登陪同下，就拉海纳野火受灾地区发表讲话。（曼德尔·恩根 / 法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
与此同时，格林告诉《公民报》，他的政府有效应对了2023年造成102人死亡的拉海纳野火，以及3月科纳低气压风暴引发的造成超过10亿美元损失的洪灾。
2023年8月12日，周六，夏威夷州长乔希·格林（左中）在拉海纳视察野火破坏情况时，指着损毁区域与联邦紧急事务管理局局长迪安妮·克里斯韦尔交谈。（美联社照片/里克·鲍默）
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“我们始终在场，我认为我们的应对相当称职且富有同情心，我们收到了很多人——包括政客和普通民众——的反馈，他们对此表示赞赏，”格林告诉《公民报》。
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“这种情况并没有让其他民主党人认为有必要与我们竞争，”格林补充道。“我并没有主动挑起争端，我真的只是努力做好这份工作。因此，并没有出现通常那种会有人站出来反对我的重大分歧局面。”
伊莱恩·马伦是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的撰稿人，报道全国政治新闻。
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green cruises to Democratic primary win, sets up fall matchup with GOP nominee
August 9, 2026 1:41am EDT / Fox News
Green faced three little-known challengers who raised no money, signaling an easy path to his gubernatorial bid
By Elaine Mallon, Fox News
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Democratic Hawaii Gov. Josh Green defeated three little-known primary challengers seeking to lead the Aloha State.
Green, who was first elected governor in 2022, entered the unusual Saturday primary with a 56% approval rating. His primary win makes him a strong favorite for re-election, as the Cook Political Report rates the race 13 points in favor of the Democratic Party.
Green’s opponents were David “Duke” Bourgoin, George “Teva” Lucas-Tadeo, a Democratic socialist, and Lauren Kapoliahiʻiaka Shim.
Bourgoin previously ran against Green for governor in 2022, but he captured only 590 votes compared with Green’s 158,161. He also lost two bids for Honolulu mayor, in 2022 and 2024.
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Gov. Josh Green speaks onstage during the Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on Sept. 25, 2025, in New York City.(JP Yim/Getty Images for New York Hilton Midtown)
Despite the growing popularity of Democratic Socialists across the country, Lucas-Tadeo failed to win over Hawaii Democrats with public Instagram posts promising publicly run grocery stores and the legalization of marijuana.
Neither Lucas-Tadeo nor Shim had campaign websites, and none of Green’s three challengers had raised any money in the race as of June 30, according to Honolulu Civil Beat. Meanwhile, Green had raised approximately $3.5 million, far outpacing Republican Gary Cordery, the race’s second-highest fundraiser, who had raised about $313,000, according to Civil Beat.
Hawaii has not had a Republican governor since Linda Lingle left office in 2010. In typical election years, the Democratic primary attracts candidates with strong name recognition. For instance, in 2022, the candidates besides Green included Rep. Kai Kahele, D-Hawaii, and former first lady Vicky Cayetano.
“His policies have been fairly popular, there hasn’t been anything he’s done that’s really created a pushback,” John Hart, a communication professor at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, told Civil Beat. “So, why would you throw your hat in the ring on a suicide run when there are other offices that are more achievable?”
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green delivers remarks as President Joe Biden listens during a visit to an area devastated by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 21, 2023.(Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Green told Civil Beat that his administration responded effectively to the 2023 Lahaina wildfire, which killed 102 people, and flooding from the March Kona low storms, which caused more than $1 billion in damage.
Governor of Hawaii Josh Green, left center, points to damage as he speaks with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell during a tour of wildfire damage on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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“We were very present and I think pretty competent and compassionate in our response and we heard from a lot of people — both politicians and just, people — that they appreciated that,” Green told Civil Beat.
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“It just didn’t create a scenario in which another Democrat thought it made sense to run against us,” Green continued. “I didn’t set out to get into fights with people, I really just tried to do this job. So, It didn’t create the usual opening where there was a big divide where people would come after me.”
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.