Case defeated state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole by a wide margin, winning roughly 60 percent of the vote to Keohokalole’s mid-30s. His campaign sought to capitalize on growing criticism of Israel among some Democratic voters, particularly over the war against Hamas in Gaza. He has consistently backed the U.S.-Israel alliance and U.S. security assistance to Israel, placing him among the more reliably pro-Israel Democrats in Congress. The Hawaii contest underscores the difficulty progressive activists face when attempting to translate growing Democratic criticism of Israel into primary victories against established incumbents. In Missouri, Wesley Bell defeated progressive incumbent Cori Bush in a Democratic primary, with Israel policy emerging as one of the major dividing lines in the race.