2018 Hawaii House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:	2018 Hawaii House of Representatives election
Country:	Hawaii
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2016 Hawaii House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2016
Next Election:	2020 Hawaii House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2020
Seats For Election:	All 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives
Majority Seats:	26
Election Date:	November 6, 2018
Leader1:	Scott Saiki
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:	26th
Last Election1:	45
Seats Before1:	46
Seats1:	46
Leader2:	Andria Tupola (retired)
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:	43rd
Last Election2:	6
Seats Before2:	5
Seats Needed2:	21
Seats2:	5
Speaker
Before Election:	Scott Saiki
Before Party:	Democratic
After Election:	Scott Saiki
After Party:	Democratic

The 2018 Hawaii House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Hawaii voters elected state representatives in all 51 state house districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives.

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 house 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 house elections, Democrats maintained effective control of the chamber with 45 members. Beth Fukumoto, former Republican Leader, switched parties and was accepted into the Democratic caucus on June 19, 2017. This increased the Democrats majority to 46 seats.^[2]

To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans would have needed to net 21 House seats. In the end, there was no net seat change, with Democrats maintaining 46 seats.

Summary of Results

State House District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Representative	Party
1st	Mark Nakashima		Dem	Mark Nakashima		Dem
2nd	Chris Toshiro Todd		Dem	Chris Toshiro Todd		Dem
3rd	Richard Onishi		Dem	Richard Onishi		Dem
4th	Joy San Buenaventura		Dem	Joy San Buenaventura		Dem
5th	Richard Creagan		Dem	Richard Creagan		Dem
6th	Nicole Lowen		Dem	Nicole Lowen		Dem
7th	Cindy Evans		Dem	David Tarnas		Dem
8th	Troy Hashimoto		Dem	Troy Hashimoto		Dem
9th	Justin Woodson		Dem	Justin Woodson		Dem
10th	Angus McKelvey		Dem	Angus McKelvey		Dem
11th	Kaniela Ing		Dem	Tina Wildberger		Dem
12th	Kyle Yamashita		Dem	Kyle Yamashita		Dem
13th	Lynn DeCoite		Dem	Lynn DeCoite		Dem
14th	Nadine Nakamura		Dem	Nadine Nakamura		Dem
15th	James Tokioka		Dem	James Tokioka		Dem
16th	Dee Morikawa		Dem	Dee Morikawa		Dem
17th	Gene Ward		Rep	Gene Ward		Rep
18th	Mark Hashem		Dem	Mark Hashem		Dem
19th	Bertrand Kobayashi		Dem	Bertrand Kobayashi		Dem
20th	Calvin K.Y. Say		Dem	Calvin K.Y. Say		Dem
21st	Scott Nishimoto		Dem	Scott Nishimoto		Dem
22nd	Tom Brower		Dem	Tom Brower		Dem
23rd	Isaac Choy		Dem	Dale Kobayashi		Dem
24th	Della Au Belatti		Dem	Della Au Belatti		Dem
25th	Sylvia Luke		Dem	Sylvia Luke		Dem
26th	Scott Saiki		Dem	Scott Saiki		Dem
27th	Takashi Ohno		Dem	Takashi Ohno		Dem
28th	John Mizuno		Dem	John Mizuno		Dem
29th	Daniel Holt		Dem	Daniel Holt		Dem
30th	Romy Cachola		Dem	Romy Cachola		Dem
31st	Aaron Johanson		Dem	Aaron Johanson		Dem
32nd	Linda Ichiyama		Dem	Linda Ichiyama		Dem
33rd	Sam Kong		Dem	Sam Kong		Dem
34th	Gregg Takayama		Dem	Gregg Takayama		Dem
35th	Roy Takumi		Dem	Roy Takumi		Dem
36th	Beth Fukumoto		Dem	Val Okimoto		Rep
37th	Ryan Yamane		Dem	Ryan Yamane		Dem
38th	Henry Aquino		Dem	Henry Aquino		Dem
39th	Ty Cullen		Dem	Ty Cullen		Dem
40th	Bob McDermott		Rep	Bob McDermott		Rep
41st	Matt LoPresti		Dem	Rida Cabanilla		Dem
42nd	Sharon Har		Dem	Sharon Har		Dem
43rd	Andria Tupola		Rep	Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli		Dem
44th	Cedric Gates		Dem	Cedric Gates		Dem
45th	Lauren Matsumoto		Rep	Lauren Matsumoto		Rep
46th	Lei Learmont		Dem	Amy Perruso		Dem
47th	Sean Quinlan		Dem	Sean Quinlan		Dem
48th	Jarrett Keohokalole		Dem	Lisa Kitagawa		Dem
49th	Ken Ito		Dem	Scot Matayoshi		Dem
50th	Cynthia Thielen		Rep	Cynthia Thielen		Rep
51st	Chris Lee		Dem	Chris Lee		Dem

Source:^[3]

Detailed results

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District 1

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Mark Nakashima was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 4

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Joy San Buenaventura was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 5

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Richard Creagan was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 6

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Nicole Lowen was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 8

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Troy Hashimoto was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 9

• Independent Andrew Kayes was denied access to the general election ballot.^[5] The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Justin Woodson was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 11

• Independent Daniel Kanahele was denied access to the general election ballot. The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Democrat Tina Wildberger was elected without opposition in the general election.

District 12

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Kyle Yamashita was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 14

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Nadine Nakamura was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 15

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat James Tokioka was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 16

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Dee Morikawa was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 19

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Bertrand Kobayashi was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 21

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Scott Nishimoto was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 23

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Democrat Dale Kobayashi was elected without opposition in the general election.

District 24

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Della Au Belatti was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 25

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Sylvia Luke was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 26

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Scott Saiki was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 28

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat John Mizuno was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 29

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Daniel Holt was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 31

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Aaron Johanson was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 32

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Linda Ichiyama was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 33

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Sam Kong was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 34

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Gregg Takayama was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 35

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Roy Takumi was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 38

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Henry Aquino was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 39

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Ty Cullen was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 40

• Independent Pat Cariaga Bolo was denied access to the general election ballot.

District 42

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Har was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 43

• Republican Sailau Timoteo, originally from American Samoa, was disqualified from running for the office because she is a U.S. National, not a U.S. citizen.^[6]

• Independent Angela S. (Aulani) Kaaihue was denied access to the general election ballot. The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Democrat Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli was elected without opposition in the general election. This was a Democratic flip of a Republican seat.

District 44

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Democrat Cedric Gates was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 45

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Incumbent Republican Lauren Matsumoto was re-elected without opposition in the general election.

District 48

• The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Democrat Lisa Kitagawa was elected without opposition in the general election.

District 49

• Independent Adriel Lam was denied access to the general election ballot. The state of Hawaii does not report vote totals for uncontested races. Democrat Scot Matayoshi was elected without opposition in the general election.

District 51

• Independent Coby Chock was denied access to the general election ballot.

See also

• United States elections, 2018
• United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2018
• United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2018
• Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2018
• Hawaii State Senate elections, 2018
• Hawaii elections, 2018

Notes and References

1. Web site: Primary Election Results . . August 11, 2018.
2. Web site: Party switch official as Democrats vote to accept Rep. Fukumoto . . August 11, 2018.
3. Web site: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018 . . August 11, 2018.
4. Web site: Election Results . Hawaii Office of Elections . August 11, 2018.
5. Web site: 2018 General Election Candidates and Election Winners . . February 19, 2019.
6. Web site: HD43 Republicans Lose Chance to Replace Disqualified Candidate . Hawaii Free Press . August 11, 2018.