Pete Sessions, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman, was one of the Republicans who sent his congratulations to Djou. He said, "I congratulate Charles Djou for his victory and a successful campaign based on the widely-shared values of cutting spending, shrinking government and creating real, permanent American jobs."

Even before election day, Charles Djou had already emerged as the favorite candidate. What has been argued as a move that aided him, was the Democrat party stopping money spending in the campaigning of his rivals, when neither Collen Hanabusa nor Ed Case had heeded calls to end their candidacy. Both candidates were democrats, leading to a spilt in the party's overall votes in Hawaii.