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Tuesday’s election narrowed down the County Council race from 14 candidates to its final seven members.

Rep. Ed Case and Sen. Brian Schatz easily won their respective reelections, with little push back from Republicans.

State Rep. Sylvia Luke is the state’s new lieutenant governor. The Democrats have been frontrunners in the race since early in the election cycle.

The congresswoman from Wyoming is headed into the political wilderness while the former congresswoman from Hawaii is a rising star — but on the right.

Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, the biggest motivator should be that is we are all residents of Hawaii and we need to help each other make it a better place to live.

In West Oahu, longtime Democratic Rep. Sharon Har faces Republican Party Vice Chair Diamond Garcia in perhaps her toughest competition yet.

Volunteers and elections officials are already getting started organizing and securing ballots at the State Capitol.

County residents can already vote by mail — or in person — in the Nov. 8 general election.

All politics is local in House District 47, where roads like Kamehameha Highway are crucial but not always reliable modes of transportation.

Elsewhere in the country, Republicans are gaining momentum by generating enough fervor to generate enough money and public support to be a real voice of opposition.