2008 Hawaii State Senate Election

The 2008 Hawaii State Senate Election took place on November 4, 2008. Democratic secured 12 seats, which constitutes 100.00% of the total seats, alongside receiving 75.73% of the popular vote. A total number of 169,628 votes were casted in the election, of which 16,920 were deemed invalid. There were totally 23 candidates ran for 12 seats across the 12 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 23 candidates competed for seats. Democratic won 12 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 75.73% of the popular vote.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 12, name: 'Democratic'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['blue','red','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 115648, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 33407, name: 'Republican'},{value: 3653, name: 'Independent'}] }]}
Democratic	115,648	75.73%	16	12	100.00%
Republican	33,407	21.88%	6	0	-
Independent	3,653	2.39%	1	0	-
Total	152,708	100%	23	12	100%

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Democratic		Others		Valid Votes	Rejected Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Rejected Votes
District 1	12,972	63.18%	7,560	36.82%	20,532	1,024
District 3	8,718	100.00%	-	-	8,718	460
District 5	8,506	57.50%	6,286	42.50%	14,792	1,059
District 6	14,030	79.34%	3,653	20.66%	17,683	2,174
District 7	18,994	75.87%	6,041	24.13%	25,035	2,462
District 12	6,618	52.78%	5,922	47.22%	12,540	1,759
District 16	7,031	100.00%	-	-	7,031	3,624
District 17	8,920	100.00%	-	-	8,920	526
District 18	7,069	100.00%	-	-	7,069	398
District 21	7,818	77.05%	2,329	22.95%	10,147	514
District 22	4,245	100.00%	-	-	4,245	1,718
District 23	10,727	67.06%	5,269	32.94%	15,996	1,202
Total	115,648	75.73%	37,060	24.27%	152,708	16,920

Elected Candidates

There are 2 districts with winning margins of no more than 5%:

District 17: Democratic won by 1.20%
District 18: Democratic won by 2.74%

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 1	Dwight Y. Takamine	Democratic	12,972	63.18%	Ted H.S. Hong	Republican	7,560	36.82%	26.36%
District 3	Josh Green	Democratic	6,802	78.02%	Virginia Isbell	Democratic	1,916	21.98%	56.04%
District 5	Roz Baker	Democratic	8,506	57.50%	Jan Shields	Republican	6,286	42.50%	15.00%
District 6	J. Kalani English	Democratic	14,030	79.34%	John Blumer-Buell	None	3,653	20.66%	58.68%
District 7	Gary L. Hooser	Democratic	18,994	75.87%	JoAnne S. Georgi	Republican	6,041	24.13%	51.74%
District 12	Brickwood M. Galuteria	Democratic	6,618	52.78%	Gordon Trimble	Republican	5,922	47.22%	5.56%
District 16	David Y. Ige	Democratic	7,031	100.00%					100.00%
District 17	Michelle Kidani	Democratic	3,888	43.59%	Ron Menor	Democratic	3,781	42.39%	1.20%
District 18	Clarence Nishihara	Democratic	3,631	51.37%	Alex M. Sonson	Democratic	3,438	48.63%	2.74%
District 21	Colleen Hanabusa	Democratic	7,818	77.05%	Dickyj Johnson	Republican	2,329	22.95%	54.10%
District 22	Robert (Bobby) Bunda	Democratic	4,245	100.00%					100.00%
District 23	Clayton Hee	Democratic	10,727	67.06%	Richard Fale	Republican	5,269	32.94%	34.12%

Results by Candidates

There are 23 candidates competed for 23 seats, with 23 candidates (100.00%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 1	Dwight Y. Takamine	Democratic	12,972	63.18%
District 1	Ted H.S. Hong	Republican	7,560	36.82%
District 3	Josh Green	Democratic	6,802	78.02%
District 3	Virginia Isbell	Democratic	1,916	21.98%
District 5	Roz Baker	Democratic	8,506	57.50%
District 5	Jan Shields	Republican	6,286	42.50%
District 6	J. Kalani English	Democratic	14,030	79.34%
District 6	John Blumer-Buell	Independent	3,653	20.66%
District 7	Gary L. Hooser	Democratic	18,994	75.87%
District 7	JoAnne S. Georgi	Republican	6,041	24.13%
District 12	Brickwood M. Galuteria	Democratic	6,618	52.78%
District 12	Gordon Trimble	Republican	5,922	47.22%
District 16	David Y. Ige	Democratic	7,031	100.00%
District 17	Michelle Kidani	Democratic	3,888	43.59%
	Ron Menor	Democratic	3,781	42.39%
	Resa R. K. Tsuneyoshi	Democratic	1,251	14.02%
District 18	Clarence Nishihara	Democratic	3,631	51.37%
District 18	Alex M. Sonson	Democratic	3,438	48.63%
District 21	Colleen Hanabusa	Democratic	7,818	77.05%
District 21	Dickyj Johnson	Republican	2,329	22.95%
District 22	Robert (Bobby) Bunda	Democratic	4,245	100.00%
District 23	Clayton Hee	Democratic	10,727	67.06%
District 23	Richard Fale	Republican	5,269	32.94%

Results by Districts

District 1

Dwight Y. Takamine of Democratic received 63.18% of the votes, totaling 12,972 votes, to win the election, defeated Ted H.S. Hong of Republican by a comfortable margin of 26.36%. The total votes casted was 21,556, with 1,024 (4.75%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 1
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 12972, name: 'Dwight Y. Takamine'},{value: 7560, name: 'Ted H.S. Hong'}] }]}
Dwight Y. Takamine	Democratic	12,972	63.18%
Ted H.S. Hong	Republican	7,560	36.82%
Election Date: 2008-11-04, Valid Votes: 20,532, Rejected: 1,024, Total: 21,556, Margin: 26.36%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 8705, name: 'Dwight Y. Takamine'}] }]}
Dwight Y. Takamine	Democratic	8,705	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 8,705, Rejected: 2,861, Total: 11,566
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1691, name: 'Ted H.S. Hong'}] }]}
Ted H.S. Hong	Republican	1,691	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 1,691, Rejected: 323, Total: 2,014

District 3

Josh Green of Democratic received 78.02% of the votes, totaling 6,802 votes, to win the election, defeated Virginia Isbell of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 56.04%. The total votes casted was 9,178, with 460 (5.01%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 3
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#DD36C2'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 6802, name: 'Josh Green'},{value: 1916, name: 'Virginia Isbell'}] }]}
Josh Green	Democratic	6,802	78.02%
Virginia Isbell	Democratic	1,916	21.98%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 8,718, Rejected: 460, Total: 9,178, Margin: 56.04%

District 5

Roz Baker of Democratic received 57.50% of the votes, totaling 8,506 votes, to win the election, defeated Jan Shields of Republican by a comfortable margin of 15.00%. The total votes casted was 15,851, with 1,059 (6.68%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 5
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 8506, name: 'Roz Baker'},{value: 6286, name: 'Jan Shields'}] }]}
Roz Baker	Democratic	8,506	57.50%
Jan Shields	Republican	6,286	42.50%
Election Date: 2008-11-04, Valid Votes: 14,792, Rejected: 1,059, Total: 15,851, Margin: 15.00%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#21F65E'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2346, name: 'Roz Baker'},{value: 875, name: 'Bart Mulvihill'}] }]}
Roz Baker	Democratic	2,346	72.83%
Bart Mulvihill	Democratic	875	27.17%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 3,221, Rejected: 270, Total: 3,491, Margin: 45.66%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1016, name: 'Jan Shields'}] }]}
Jan Shields	Republican	1,016	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 1,016, Rejected: 196, Total: 1,212

District 6

J. Kalani English of Democratic received 79.34% of the votes, totaling 14,030 votes, to win the election, defeated John Blumer-Buell of Independent by a comfortable margin of 58.68%. The total votes casted was 19,857, with 2,174 (10.95%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 6
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 14030, name: 'J. Kalani English'},{value: 3653, name: 'John Blumer-Buell'}] }]}
J. Kalani English	Democratic	14,030	79.34%
John Blumer-Buell	Independent	3,653	20.66%
Election Date: 2008-11-04, Valid Votes: 17,683, Rejected: 2,174, Total: 19,857, Margin: 58.68%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 4974, name: 'J. Kalani English'}] }]}
J. Kalani English	Democratic	4,974	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 4,974, Rejected: 2,435, Total: 7,409
Independent Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 123, name: 'John Blumer-Buell'}] }]}
John Blumer-Buell	Independent	123	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 123, Rejected: 25, Total: 148

District 7

Gary L. Hooser of Democratic received 75.87% of the votes, totaling 18,994 votes, to win the election, defeated JoAnne S. Georgi of Republican by a comfortable margin of 51.74%. The total votes casted was 27,497, with 2,462 (8.95%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 7
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 18994, name: 'Gary L. Hooser'},{value: 6041, name: 'JoAnne S. Georgi'}] }]}
Gary L. Hooser	Democratic	18,994	75.87%
JoAnne S. Georgi	Republican	6,041	24.13%
Election Date: 2008-11-04, Valid Votes: 25,035, Rejected: 2,462, Total: 27,497, Margin: 51.74%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 9734, name: 'Gary L. Hooser'}] }]}
Gary L. Hooser	Democratic	9,734	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 9,734, Rejected: 4,959, Total: 14,693
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1696, name: 'JoAnne S. Georgi'}] }]}
JoAnne S. Georgi	Republican	1,696	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 1,696, Rejected: 614, Total: 2,310

District 12

Brickwood M. Galuteria of Democratic received 52.78% of the votes, totaling 6,618 votes, to win the election, defeated Gordon Trimble of Republican by a margin of 5.56%. The total votes casted was 14,299, with 1,759 (12.30%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 12
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 6618, name: 'Brickwood M. Galuteria'},{value: 5922, name: 'Gordon Trimble'}] }]}
Brickwood M. Galuteria	Democratic	6,618	52.78%
Gordon Trimble	Republican	5,922	47.22%
Election Date: 2008-11-04, Valid Votes: 12,540, Rejected: 1,759, Total: 14,299, Margin: 5.56%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#CA632E'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2611, name: 'Brickwood M. Galuteria'},{value: 864, name: 'Carlton N. Middleton'}] }]}
Brickwood M. Galuteria	Democratic	2,611	75.14%
Carlton N. Middleton	Democratic	864	24.86%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 3,475, Rejected: 1,146, Total: 4,621, Margin: 50.28%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1444, name: 'Gordon Trimble'}] }]}
Gordon Trimble	Republican	1,444	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 1,444, Rejected: 327, Total: 1,771

District 16

David Y. Ige of Democratic received 100.00% of the votes, totaling 7,031 votes, to win the election. The total votes casted was 10,655, with 3,624 (34.01%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 16
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 7031, name: 'David Y. Ige'}] }]}
David Y. Ige	Democratic	7,031	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 7,031, Rejected: 3,624, Total: 10,655

District 17

Michelle Kidani of Democratic received 43.59% of the votes, totaling 3,888 votes, to win the election, defeated Ron Menor of Democratic by a narrow margin of 1.20%. The total votes casted was 9,446, with 526 (5.57%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 17
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#C29A23','#AD9DD9'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3888, name: 'Michelle Kidani'},{value: 3781, name: 'Ron Menor'},{value: 1251, name: 'Resa R. K. Tsuneyoshi'}] }]}
Michelle Kidani	Democratic	3,888	43.59%
Ron Menor	Democratic	3,781	42.39%
Resa R. K. Tsuneyoshi	Democratic	1,251	14.02%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 8,920, Rejected: 526, Total: 9,446, Margin: 1.20%

District 18

Clarence Nishihara of Democratic received 51.37% of the votes, totaling 3,631 votes, to win the election, defeated Alex M. Sonson of Democratic by a narrow margin of 2.74%. The total votes casted was 7,467, with 398 (5.33%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 18
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#561F6C'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3631, name: 'Clarence Nishihara'},{value: 3438, name: 'Alex M. Sonson'}] }]}
Clarence Nishihara	Democratic	3,631	51.37%
Alex M. Sonson	Democratic	3,438	48.63%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 7,069, Rejected: 398, Total: 7,467, Margin: 2.74%

District 21

Colleen Hanabusa of Democratic received 77.05% of the votes, totaling 7,818 votes, to win the election, defeated Dickyj Johnson of Republican by a comfortable margin of 54.10%. The total votes casted was 10,661, with 514 (4.82%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 21
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 7818, name: 'Colleen Hanabusa'},{value: 2329, name: 'Dickyj Johnson'}] }]}
Colleen Hanabusa	Democratic	7,818	77.05%
Dickyj Johnson	Republican	2,329	22.95%
Election Date: 2008-11-04, Valid Votes: 10,147, Rejected: 514, Total: 10,661, Margin: 54.10%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3263, name: 'Colleen Hanabusa'}] }]}
Colleen Hanabusa	Democratic	3,263	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 3,263, Rejected: 1,088, Total: 4,351
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 427, name: 'Dickyj Johnson'}] }]}
Dickyj Johnson	Republican	427	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 427, Rejected: 247, Total: 674

District 22

Robert (Bobby) Bunda of Democratic received 100.00% of the votes, totaling 4,245 votes, to win the election. The total votes casted was 5,963, with 1,718 (28.81%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 22
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 4245, name: 'Robert (Bobby) Bunda'}] }]}
Robert (Bobby) Bunda	Democratic	4,245	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 4,245, Rejected: 1,718, Total: 5,963

District 23

Clayton Hee of Democratic received 67.06% of the votes, totaling 10,727 votes, to win the election, defeated Richard Fale of Republican by a comfortable margin of 34.12%. The total votes casted was 17,198, with 1,202 (6.99%) of these being rejected.

2008 Hawaii State Senate Election in District 23
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 10727, name: 'Clayton Hee'},{value: 5269, name: 'Richard Fale'}] }]}
Clayton Hee	Democratic	10,727	67.06%
Richard Fale	Republican	5,269	32.94%
Election Date: 2008-11-04, Valid Votes: 15,996, Rejected: 1,202, Total: 17,198, Margin: 34.12%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#D149A8'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 4309, name: 'Clayton Hee'},{value: 1791, name: 'Noel S. Muraki'}] }]}
Clayton Hee	Democratic	4,309	70.64%
Noel S. Muraki	Democratic	1,791	29.36%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 6,100, Rejected: 873, Total: 6,973, Margin: 41.28%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1133, name: 'Richard Fale'}] }]}
Richard Fale	Republican	1,133	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 1,133, Rejected: 965, Total: 2,098