The 2018 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Hawaii voters elected state senators in 13 of the state senate's 25 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Hawaii Senate.
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A primary election on August 11, 2018, determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the State of Hawaii's Office of Elections website.[1] A statewide map of Hawaii's state Senate districts can be obtained from the state's Office of Planning here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the state's Office of Elections here.
Following the 2016 state senate elections, Democrats gained complete control of the Senate, with all 25 members.
To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to gain 13 senate seats; the Republicans only managed to gain one seat, but returned to having a presence in the chamber after being shut out in the 2016 elections.
Summary of results by Senate district
edit- Districts not shown did not have an election until 2020.
State Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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1st | Kaiali‘i Kahele | Dem | Kaiali‘i Kahele | Dem | ||
3rd | Josh Green | Dem | Dru Kanuha | Dem | ||
4th | Lorraine Inouye | Dem | Lorraine Inouye | Dem | ||
6th | Roz Baker | Dem | Roz Baker | Dem | ||
7th | J. Kalani English | Dem | J. Kalani English | Dem | ||
12th | Brickwood Galuteria | Dem | Sharon Moriwaki | Dem | ||
16th | Breene Harimoto | Dem | Breene Harimoto | Dem | ||
17th | Clarence K. Nishihara | Dem | Clarence K. Nishihara | Dem | ||
18th | Michelle Kidani | Dem | Michelle Kidani | Dem | ||
19th | Jon Yoshimura | Dem | Kurt Fevella | Rep | ||
21st | Maile Shimabukuro | Dem | Maile Shimabukuro | Dem | ||
23rd | Gil Riviere | Dem | Gil Riviere | Dem | ||
24th | Jill N. Tokuda | Dem | Jarrett Keohokalole | Dem |
Source:[2]
Detailed Results by State Senate District
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District 1 • District 3 • District 4 • District 6 • District 7 • District 12 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 24 |
District 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kaiali‘i Kahele (incumbent) | 12,492 | 87.5 | |
Libertarian | Kimberly Arianoff | 1,792 | 12.5 | |
Total votes | 14,284 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dru Kanuha | 4,322 | 54.6 | |
Democratic | Brenda Ford | 3,600 | 45.4 | |
Total votes | 7,922 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dru Kanuha | 10,650 | 79.3 | |
Libertarian | Michael Last | 2,773 | 20.7 | |
Total votes | 13,423 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorraine Inouye (incumbent) | 4,982 | 54.9 | |
Democratic | Heather Kimball | 4,092 | 45.1 | |
Total votes | 9,074 | 100.0 |
- The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Lorraine Inouye was re-elected without opposition in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorraine Inouye (incumbent) | Unreported | 100.0 | |
Total votes | Unreported | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roz Baker (incumbent) | 3,394 | 50.8 | |
Democratic | Terez Amato | 3,288 | 49.2 | |
Total votes | 6,682 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roz Baker (incumbent) | 8,978 | 67.2 | |
Green | Melissah Shishido | 4,379 | 32.8 | |
Total votes | 13,357 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 7
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. Kalani English (incumbent) | 7,331 | 68.2 | |
Democratic | Michael Tengan | 2,547 | 23.7 | |
Democratic | Gayla Haliniak | 872 | 8.1 | |
Total votes | 10,750 | 100.0 |
- The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat J. Kalani English was re-elected without opposition in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. Kalani English (incumbent) | Unreported | 100.0 | |
Total votes | Unreported | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 12
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sharon Moriwaki | 4,687 | 61.4 | |
Democratic | Brickwood Galuteria (incumbent) | 2,942 | 38.6 | |
Total votes | 7,629 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sharon Y. Moriwaki | 9,507 | 70.4 | |
Republican | Lynn Barry Mariano | 3,999 | 29.6 | |
Total votes | 13,506 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16
edit- The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Breene Harimoto was re-elected without opposition in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Breene Harimoto (incumbent) | Unreported | 100.0 | |
Total votes | Unreported | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clarence K. Nishihara (incumbent) | 7,828 | 68.9 | |
Republican | Roger Clemente | 3,538 | 31.1 | |
Total votes | 11,366 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tony Solis | 1,086 | 68.0 | |
Republican | Emil Svrcina | 510 | 32.0 | |
Total votes | 1,596 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michelle Kidani (incumbent) | 11,845 | 67.0 | |
Republican | Tony Solis | 5,830 | 33.0 | |
Total votes | 17,675 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matt LoPresti | 3,280 | 61.4 | |
Democratic | Alicia Maluafiti | 1,453 | 27.2 | |
Democratic | Veronica Duzon | 613 | 11.4 | |
Total votes | 5,346 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kurt Fevella | 6,205 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | Matt LoPresti | 6,089 | 49.5 | |
Total votes | 12,294 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 21
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maile Shimabukuro (incumbent) | 3,945 | 86.8 | |
Democratic | Tim Riley | 601 | 13.2 | |
Total votes | 4,546 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maile Shimabukuro (incumbent) | 5,808 | 58.9 | |
Republican | Diamond Garcia | 4,049 | 41.1 | |
Total votes | 9,857 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 23
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gil Riviere (incumbent) | 3,640 | 66.8 | |
Democratic | Clayton Hee | 1,806 | 33.2 | |
Total votes | 5,446 | 100.0 |
- The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Gil Riviere was re-elected without opposition in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gil Riviere (incumbent) | Unreported | 100.0 | |
Total votes | Unreported | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jarrett Keohokalole | 7,840 | 59.2 | |
Democratic | Ken Ito | 5,397 | 40.8 | |
Total votes | 13,237 | 100.0 |
- The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Democrat Jarrett Keohokalole was elected without opposition in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jarrett Keohokalole | Unreported | 100.0 | |
Total votes | Unreported | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Primary Election Results". Hawaii Secretary of State. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ^ a b "Hawaii State Senate elections, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results". Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved August 11, 2018.