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Elections in Hawaii |
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The 2020 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Hawaii voters will elect state senators in 13 of the state's 25 senate districts. The primary elections on August 8, 2020, determined which candidates will appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.
Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats had control of the Hawaii Senate with 24 seats to Republicans' 1 seat.
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [1] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |
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Democratic | Republican | ||
Before Election | 24 | 1 | 25 |
Not up | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Up | 13 | 1 | 14 |
Results | 13 | 1 | 14 |
After Election | 24 | 1 | 25 |
Change |
Party | Candidates | Vote | % | Seats | ||||||||||
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Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||||||
Democratic | 14 | 112,858 | 62.28 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 24 | |||||||
Republican | 6 | 56,447 | 31.15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Libertarian | 1 | 6,172 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Aloha ʻĀina | 2 | 5,722 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 181,199 | 100% | 25 | 14 | 14 | 25 | ||||||||
Source: State of Hawaii Office of Elections [2] |
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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2nd | Russell Ruderman | Dem | Joy San Buenaventura | Dem | ||
5th | Gilbert Keith-Agaran | Dem | Gilbert Keith-Agaran | Dem | ||
8th | Ron Kouchi | Dem | Ron Kouchi [a] | Dem | ||
9th | Stanley Chang | Dem | Stanley Chang | Dem | ||
10th | Les Ihara Jr. | Dem | Les Ihara Jr. [a] | Dem | ||
11th | Brian Taniguchi | Dem | Brian Taniguchi [a] | Dem | ||
13th | Karl Rhoads | Dem | Karl Rhoads [a] | Dem | ||
14th | Donna Mercado Kim | Dem | Donna Mercado Kim [a] | Dem | ||
15th | Glenn Wakai | Dem | Glenn Wakai [a] | Dem | ||
16th* [b] | Bennette Misalucha | Dem | Bennette Misalucha | Dem | ||
19th | Kurt Fevella | Rep | Kurt Fevella | Rep | ||
20th | Mike Gabbard | Dem | Mike Gabbard | Dem | ||
22nd | Donovan Dela Cruz | Dem | Donovan Dela Cruz | Dem | ||
25th | Laura Thielen | Dem | Chris Lee | Dem |
Two incumbent senators (both Democrats) did not seek reelection in 2020.
District 2 • District 5 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 (special) • District 19 • District 20 • District 22 • District 25 |
Source for primary results: [5] Source for general election results: [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joy San Buenaventura | 8,072 | 78.3 | |
Democratic | Smiley Burrows | 2,235 | 21.7 | |
Total votes | 10,307 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joy San Buenaventura | 14,225 | 75.2 | |
Aloha ʻĀina Party | Ron Ka-Ipo | 4,694 | 24.8 | |
Total votes | 18,919 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gilbert Keith-Agaran (incumbent) | 13,891 | 64.3 | |
Republican | Christy Gusman | 6,683 | 31.9 | |
Aloha ʻĀina Party | Rynette Keen | 1,028 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | 21,602 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democrat and Senate President Ron Kouchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Stanley Chang (incumbent) | 19,109 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Sam Slom | 11,762 | 38.1 | |
Total votes | 30,871 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Les Ihara Jr. (incumbent) | 8,340 | 68.2 | |
Democratic | Vicki Higgins | 2,576 | 21.1 | |
Democratic | Jesus Arriola | 1,306 | 10.7 | |
Total votes | 12,222 | 100.0 |
Incumbent Democrat Les Ihara Jr. was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Incumbent Democrat Brian Taniguchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Karl Rhoads (incumbent) | 8,264 | 86.4 | |
Democratic | Kevin "Shadow" McDonald | 1,302 | 13.6 | |
Total votes | 9,566 | 100.0 |
Incumbent Democrat Karl Rhoads was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Incumbent Democrat Donna Mercado Kim was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Incumbent Democrat Glenn Wakai was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bennette Misalucha (incumbent) | 11,508 | 52.7 | |
Republican | Kelly Kitashima | 10,335 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 21,843 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Rida Cabanilla | 4,553 | 63.0 | |
Democratic | John Clark III | 2,677 | 37.0 | |
Total votes | 7,230 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kurt Fevella (incumbent) | 12,345 | 58.3 | |
Democratic | Rida Cabanilla | 8,813 | 41.7 | |
Total votes | 21,158 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Gabbard (incumbent) | 13,967 | 69.4 | |
Libertarian | Feena Bonoan | 6,172 | 30.6 | |
Total votes | 20,139 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent) | 8,533 | 85.6 | |
Democratic | Thora-Jean Cuaresma | 1,439 | 14.4 | |
Total votes | 9,972 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent) | 13,612 | 70.3 | |
Republican | John Miller | 5,755 | 29.7 | |
Total votes | 19,367 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Chris Lee | 17,733 | 65.0 | |
Republican | Kristina Kim-Marshall | 9,567 | 35.0 | |
Total votes | 27,300 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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Results: Democratic hold Republican hold No election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Hawaii |
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The 2020 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Hawaii voters will elect state senators in 13 of the state's 25 senate districts. The primary elections on August 8, 2020, determined which candidates will appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.
Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats had control of the Hawaii Senate with 24 seats to Republicans' 1 seat.
Source | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report [1] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Republican | ||
Before Election | 24 | 1 | 25 |
Not up | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Up | 13 | 1 | 14 |
Results | 13 | 1 | 14 |
After Election | 24 | 1 | 25 |
Change |
Party | Candidates | Vote | % | Seats | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||||||
Democratic | 14 | 112,858 | 62.28 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 24 | |||||||
Republican | 6 | 56,447 | 31.15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Libertarian | 1 | 6,172 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Aloha ʻĀina | 2 | 5,722 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 181,199 | 100% | 25 | 14 | 14 | 25 | ||||||||
Source: State of Hawaii Office of Elections [2] |
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd | Russell Ruderman | Dem | Joy San Buenaventura | Dem | ||
5th | Gilbert Keith-Agaran | Dem | Gilbert Keith-Agaran | Dem | ||
8th | Ron Kouchi | Dem | Ron Kouchi [a] | Dem | ||
9th | Stanley Chang | Dem | Stanley Chang | Dem | ||
10th | Les Ihara Jr. | Dem | Les Ihara Jr. [a] | Dem | ||
11th | Brian Taniguchi | Dem | Brian Taniguchi [a] | Dem | ||
13th | Karl Rhoads | Dem | Karl Rhoads [a] | Dem | ||
14th | Donna Mercado Kim | Dem | Donna Mercado Kim [a] | Dem | ||
15th | Glenn Wakai | Dem | Glenn Wakai [a] | Dem | ||
16th* [b] | Bennette Misalucha | Dem | Bennette Misalucha | Dem | ||
19th | Kurt Fevella | Rep | Kurt Fevella | Rep | ||
20th | Mike Gabbard | Dem | Mike Gabbard | Dem | ||
22nd | Donovan Dela Cruz | Dem | Donovan Dela Cruz | Dem | ||
25th | Laura Thielen | Dem | Chris Lee | Dem |
Two incumbent senators (both Democrats) did not seek reelection in 2020.
District 2 • District 5 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 (special) • District 19 • District 20 • District 22 • District 25 |
Source for primary results: [5] Source for general election results: [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joy San Buenaventura | 8,072 | 78.3 | |
Democratic | Smiley Burrows | 2,235 | 21.7 | |
Total votes | 10,307 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joy San Buenaventura | 14,225 | 75.2 | |
Aloha ʻĀina Party | Ron Ka-Ipo | 4,694 | 24.8 | |
Total votes | 18,919 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gilbert Keith-Agaran (incumbent) | 13,891 | 64.3 | |
Republican | Christy Gusman | 6,683 | 31.9 | |
Aloha ʻĀina Party | Rynette Keen | 1,028 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | 21,602 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democrat and Senate President Ron Kouchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Stanley Chang (incumbent) | 19,109 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Sam Slom | 11,762 | 38.1 | |
Total votes | 30,871 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Les Ihara Jr. (incumbent) | 8,340 | 68.2 | |
Democratic | Vicki Higgins | 2,576 | 21.1 | |
Democratic | Jesus Arriola | 1,306 | 10.7 | |
Total votes | 12,222 | 100.0 |
Incumbent Democrat Les Ihara Jr. was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Incumbent Democrat Brian Taniguchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Karl Rhoads (incumbent) | 8,264 | 86.4 | |
Democratic | Kevin "Shadow" McDonald | 1,302 | 13.6 | |
Total votes | 9,566 | 100.0 |
Incumbent Democrat Karl Rhoads was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Incumbent Democrat Donna Mercado Kim was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Incumbent Democrat Glenn Wakai was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bennette Misalucha (incumbent) | 11,508 | 52.7 | |
Republican | Kelly Kitashima | 10,335 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 21,843 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Rida Cabanilla | 4,553 | 63.0 | |
Democratic | John Clark III | 2,677 | 37.0 | |
Total votes | 7,230 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kurt Fevella (incumbent) | 12,345 | 58.3 | |
Democratic | Rida Cabanilla | 8,813 | 41.7 | |
Total votes | 21,158 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Gabbard (incumbent) | 13,967 | 69.4 | |
Libertarian | Feena Bonoan | 6,172 | 30.6 | |
Total votes | 20,139 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent) | 8,533 | 85.6 | |
Democratic | Thora-Jean Cuaresma | 1,439 | 14.4 | |
Total votes | 9,972 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent) | 13,612 | 70.3 | |
Republican | John Miller | 5,755 | 29.7 | |
Total votes | 19,367 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Chris Lee | 17,733 | 65.0 | |
Republican | Kristina Kim-Marshall | 9,567 | 35.0 | |
Total votes | 27,300 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |