2018 Hawaii Senate election explained

Election Name:	2018 Hawaii Senate election
Country:	Hawaii
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2016 Hawaii Senate election
Previous Year:	2016
Next Election:	2020 Hawaii Senate election
Next Year:	2020
Seats For Election:	13 of the 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate
Majority Seats:	13
Election Date:	November 6, 2018
Leader1:	Ron Kouchi
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:	8th
Last Election1:	25
Seats Before1:	25
Seats1:	24
Seat Change1:	1
Leader2:	(n/a)
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:	(n/a)
Last Election2:	0
Seats Before2:	0
Seats2:	1
Seat Change2:	1
President of the Senate
Before Election:	Ron Kouchi
Before Party:	Democratic
After Election:	Ron Kouchi
After Party:	Democratic

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

Districts not shown did not have an election until 2020.

State Senate District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
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

Source:^[3]

District 4

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.

District 7

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.

District 16

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.

District 23

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.

District 24

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

Notes and References

Web site: Primary Election Results . . August 11, 2018.
Web site: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2018 . . August 11, 2018.
Web site: Election Results . Hawaii Office of Elections . August 11, 2018.