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2018 Hawaii Senate election
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13 of the 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ron Kouchi (n/a)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 8th (n/a)
Last election 25 0
Seats before 25 0
Seats won 24 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Results of the elections:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold
     No election
President of the Senate before election

Ron Kouchi
Democratic

Elected President of the Senate

Ron Kouchi
Democratic

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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.

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
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[edit]

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

Source:[2][3]

District 1[edit]

Hawaii's 1st Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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[edit]

Hawaii's 3rd State Senate District Democratic Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dru Kanuha 4,322 54.6
Democratic Brenda Ford 3,600 45.4
Total votes 7,922 100.0
Hawaii's 3rd Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dru Kanuha 10,650 79.3
Libertarian Michael Last 2,773 20.7
Total votes 13,423 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4[edit]

Hawaii's 4th State Senate District Democratic Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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.
Hawaii's 4th Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lorraine Inouye (incumbent) Unreported 100.0
Total votes Unreported 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6[edit]

Hawaii's 6th State Senate District Democratic Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roz Baker (incumbent) 3,394 50.8
Democratic Terez Amato 3,288 49.2
Total votes 6,682 100.0
Hawaii's 6th Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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[edit]

Hawaii's 7th State Senate District Democratic Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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.
Hawaii's 7th Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Kalani English (incumbent) Unreported 100.0
Total votes Unreported 100.0
Democratic hold

District 12[edit]

Hawaii's 12th State Senate District Democratic Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Moriwaki 4,687 61.4
Democratic Brickwood Galuteria (incumbent) 2,942 38.6
Total votes 7,629 100.0
Hawaii's 12th Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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.
Hawaii's 16th Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Breene Harimoto (incumbent) Unreported 100.0
Total votes Unreported 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17[edit]

Hawaii's 17th Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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[edit]

Hawaii's 18th State Senate District Republican Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Solis 1,086 68.0
Republican Emil Svrcina 510 32.0
Total votes 1,596 100.0
Hawaii's 18th Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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[edit]

Hawaii's 19th State Senate District Democratic Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Hawaii's 19th Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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[edit]

Hawaii's 21st State Senate District Democratic Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maile Shimabukuro (incumbent) 3,945 86.8
Democratic Tim Riley 601 13.2
Total votes 4,546 100.0
Hawaii's 21st Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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[edit]

Hawaii's 23rd State Senate District Democratic Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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.
Hawaii's 23rd Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gil Riviere (incumbent) Unreported 100.0
Total votes Unreported 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24[edit]

Hawaii's 24th State Senate District Democratic Primary Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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.
Hawaii's 24th Senate District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jarrett Keohokalole Unreported 100.0
Total votes Unreported 100.0
Democratic hold

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Primary Election Results". Hawaii Secretary of State. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Hawaii State Senate elections, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Election Results". Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Hawaii_Senate_election