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Not to be confused with 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii.
2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election
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All 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Scott Saiki
(lost renomination) 		Lauren Cheape Matsumoto
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 25th 38th
Last election 45 6
Seats before 45 6
Seats won 42 9
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3
Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker before election

Scott Saiki
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Nadine Nakamura
Democratic

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The 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections.[1] All 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives will be elected.

Background

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The deadline to file for candidacy was June 4, 2024.[2] Primary elections are scheduled for August 10, 2024.[3]

Retirements

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Four incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

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  1. District 2: Richard Onishi is retiring.[4]
  2. District 20: Bertrand Kobayashi is retiring.[5]
  3. District 23: Scott Nishimoto is retiring to run for Honolulu City Council.[6]
  4. District 45: Cedric Gates is retiring to run for State Senate.[7]

In addition, on July 11, 2024, Mark Nakashima unexpectedly passed away, leaving the District 1 seat vacant.[8] His appointed successor, Matthias Kusch, was not on the general election ballot leading to Nakashima being posthumously re-elected and the seat becoming vacant again.[9]

Incumbents defeated

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In primary election

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Four incumbent representatives, all Democrats, were defeated in the August 10 primary election.[10]

Democrats

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  1. District 25: Scott Saiki lost renomination to Kim Coco Iwamoto.
  2. District 29: May Mizuno lost nomination to a full term to Ikaika Hussey.
  3. District 30: Sonny Ganaden lost renomination to Shirley Ann Labadan Templo.
  4. District 50: Natalia Hussey-Burdick lost renomination to Michael Lee.

In general election

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2 incumbent representatives, both Democrats, were defeated by Republicans in the general election. In addition, an open seat held by Democrats flipped to Republicans.[11]

Democrats

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  1. District 32: Micah Aiu was defeated by Republican Garner Shimizu.
  2. District 40: Rose Martinez was defeated by Republican Julie Reyes Oda.

Open seats parties flipped

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  1. District 45: Open seat held by Democrat Cedric Gates was won by Republican Chris Muraoka.

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[12] Solid D June 13, 2024

Summary of results

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By district

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District Incumbent Party Elected
representative 		Party
1 Matthias Kusch[a] Dem Vacant[b]
2 Richard Onishi† Dem Sue Lee Loy[c] Dem
3 Chris Toshiro Todd Dem Chris Toshiro Todd Dem
4 Greggor Ilagan Dem Greggor Ilagan Dem
5 Jeanné Kapela Dem Jeanné Kapela Dem
6 Kirstin Kahaloa Dem Kirstin Kahaloa Dem
7 Nicole Lowen Dem Nicole Lowen Dem
8 David Tarnas Dem David Tarnas Dem
9 Justin Woodson Dem Justin Woodson[c] Dem
10 Tyson Miyake[d] Dem Tyson Miyake[c] Dem
11 Terez Amato Dem Terez Amato Dem
12 Kyle Yamashita Dem Kyle Yamashita Dem
13 Mahina Poepoe Dem Mahina Poepoe Dem
14 Elle Cochran Dem Elle Cochran Dem
15 Nadine Nakamura Dem Nadine Nakamura Dem
16 Luke Evslin[e] Dem Luke Evslin Dem
17 Dee Morikawa Dem Dee Morikawa Dem
18 Gene Ward Rep Gene Ward[c] Rep
19 Mark Hashem Dem Mark Hashem[c] Dem
20 Bertrand Kobayashi† Dem Tina Nakada Grandinetti Dem
21 Jackson Sayama Dem Jackson Sayama Dem
22 Andrew Takuya Garrett Dem Andrew Takuya Garrett Dem
23 Scott Nishimoto† Dem Ikaika Olds[c] Dem
24 Adrian Tam Dem Adrian Tam Dem
25 Scott Saiki[f] Dem Kim Coco Iwamoto[c] Dem
26 Della Au Belatti Dem Della Au Belatti[c] Dem
27 Jenna Takenouchi Dem Jenna Takenouchi Dem
28 Daniel Holt Dem Daniel Holt[c] Dem
29 May Mizuno[f] Dem Ikaika Hussey Dem
30 Sonny Ganaden[f] Dem Shirley Ann Templo Dem
31 Linda Ichiyama Dem Linda Ichiyama Dem
32 Micah Aiu Dem Garner Shimizu Rep
33 Sam Satoru Kong Dem Sam Satoru Kong[c] Dem
34 Gregg Takayama Dem Gregg Takayama Dem
35 Cory Chun Dem Cory Chun[c] Dem
36 Rachele Lamosao Dem Rachele Lamosao[c] Dem
37 Trish La Chica[g] Dem Trish La Chica Dem
38 Lauren Matsumoto Rep Lauren Matsumoto Rep
39 Elijah Pierick Rep Elijah Pierick Rep
40 Rose Martinez Dem Julie Reyes Oda Rep
41 David Alcos Rep David Alcos Rep
42 Diamond Garcia Rep Diamond Garcia Rep
43 Kanani Souza Rep Kanani Souza[c] Rep
44 Darius Kila Dem Darius Kila[c] Dem
45 Cedric Gates† Dem Chris Muraoka Rep
46 Amy Perruso Dem Amy Perruso Dem
47 Sean Quinlan Dem Sean Quinlan Dem
48 Lisa Kitagawa Dem Lisa Kitagawa Dem
49 Scot Matayoshi Dem Scot Matayoshi Dem
50 Natalia Hussey-Burdick[f] Dem Mike Lee Dem
51 Lisa Marten Dem Lisa Marten[c] Dem
  1. ^ Appointed September 12, 2024 following Mark Nakashima's death.
  2. ^ No opposition filed in the primary or general election, leading to Mark Nakashima being posthumously re-elected.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Without opposition, the general election was canceled.
  4. ^ Appointed December 15, 2023 following Troy Hashimoto's resignation.
  5. ^ Appointed February 21, 2023 following James Tokioka's resignation.
  6. ^ a b c d Lost renomination in the primary election.
  7. ^ Appointed February 15, 2023 following Ryan Yamane's resignation.

Overall

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Summary of the November 5, 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
# %
Before Won +/–
Democratic 49 45 42 Decrease 3
Republican 36 6 9 Increase 3
Green 2 0 0 Steady
Libertarian 2 0 0 Steady
We The People 1 0 0 Steady
Total valid votes %
Blank votes %
Overvotes %
Total votes cast 100%
Source: State of Hawaii Office of Elections

Closest races

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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 39, 0.2%
  2. District 32, 0.8% (gain)
  3. District 45, 3.2% (gain)
  4. District 40, 5.4% (gain)

Detailed results

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General election results:[13]

District 3

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Toshiro Todd (incumbent) 5,806 61.0
Republican Kanoa Wilson 2,791 29.3
Libertarian Austin Martin 276 2.9
Blank votes 629 6.6
Over votes 10 0.01
Total votes 9,512 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 4 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Greggor Ilagan (incumbent) 6,563 66.2
Republican Keikilani Ho 2,824 28.5
Blank votes 513 5.2
Over votes 10 0.01
Total votes 9,910 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeanné Kapela (incumbent) 5,728 56
Republican Ashley Oyama 3,458 33.8
Libertarian Frederick Fogel 300 2.9
Blank votes 727 7.1
Over votes 16 0.02
Total votes 10,229 100%
Democratic hold

District 6

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 6 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kirstin Kahaloa (incumbent) 6,217 55.40
Republican Sylvie Madison 3,883 34.60
Blank votes 1,121 10.00
Over votes 5 0.00
Total votes 11,226 100%
Democratic hold

District 7

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 7 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nicole Lowen (incumbent) 4,913 52.2
Republican Timothy Dalhouse 3,943 41.9
Blank votes 547 5.8
Over votes 6 0.1
Total votes 9,409 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 8 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Tarnas (incumbent) 6,324 59.4
Republican Monique Cobb-Adams Perreira 3,816 35.8
Blank votes 504 4.7
Over votes 8 0.1
Total votes 10,652 100%
Democratic hold

District 11

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 11 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terez Amato (incumbent) 6,618 57.4
Republican Aileen Acain 3,506 30.4
Blank votes 1,250 10.8
Over votes 150 1.3
Total votes 11,524 100%
Democratic hold

District 12

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 12 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kyle Yamashita (incumbent) 7,765 59.6
Republican Dan Johnson 3,179 24.4
Green Rita Ryan 840 6.4
Blank votes 1,196 9.2
Over votes 46 0.4
Total votes 11,830 100%
Democratic hold

District 13

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 13 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mahina Poepoe (incumbent)
Republican Scott Adam
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 14

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 14 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elle Cochran (incumbent)
Republican Kelly Armstrong
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 15 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nadine Nakamura (incumbent)
Republican David Moranz
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luke Evslin (incumbent)
Republican Steve Yoder
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dee Morikawa (incumbent)
Republican Michael Jauch
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tina Nakada Grandinetti
Republican Corinne Solomon
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 21

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jackson Sayama (incumbent)
Republican Joelle Seashell
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 22

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 22 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Takuya Garrett (incumbent)
Republican Jeffrey Imamura
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 24

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adrian Tam (incumbent)
Republican Jillian Anderson
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 27

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 27 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jenna Takenouchi (incumbent)
Republican Margaret Lim
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 30

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 30 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shirley Ann Templo
Republican P.M. Azinga
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 31

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 31 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Ichiyama (incumbent)
Republican Nancy Valdez
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 32

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 32 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Garner Shimizu 4,588 47.5
Democratic Micah Aiu (incumbent) 4,512 46.7
Blank votes 549 5.7
Over votes 10 0.1
Total votes 9,659 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 34

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 34 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregg Takayama (incumbent)
Republican Gaius Dupio II
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 37

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 37 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Trish La Chica (incumbent)
Republican Taylor Kaaumoana
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 38

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 38 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lauren Cheape Matsumoto (incumbent)
Democratic Alexander Ozawa
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Republican hold

District 39

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 39 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elijah Pierick (incumbent)
Democratic Corey Rosenlee
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Republican hold

District 40

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 40 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Reyes Oda 4,290 49.4
Democratic Rose Martinez (incumbent) 3,828 44
We the People Christian Ulufanua 253 2.9
Blank votes 310 3.6
Over votes 11 0.1
Total votes 8,692 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 41

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 41 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Alcos (incumbent)
Democratic John Clark
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Republican hold

District 42

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 42 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diamond Garcia (incumbent)
Democratic Anthony Makana Paris
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Republican hold

District 45

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 45 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Muraoka 3,117 48.4
Democratic Desiré DeSoto 2,908 45.2
Blank votes 405 6.3
Over votes 6 0.1
Total votes 6,436 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 46

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 46 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amy Perruso (incumbent)
Republican Daniel Gabriel
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 47

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 47 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Quinlan (incumbent)
Republican John Aguirre
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 48

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 48 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Kitagawa (incumbent)
Green Asheemo Daily
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 49

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 49 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scot Matayoshi (incumbent)
Republican Josiah Ubando
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

District 50

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Hawaii House of Representatives District 50 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Lee
Republican Timothy Connelly
Blank votes
Over votes
Total votes 100%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ^ "Become a Candidate". Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Hawaii Primary Results 2024: Live Election Map | Races by County - POLITICO". www.politico.com. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  4. ^ Dayton, Kevin (May 31, 2024). "Hilo Councilwoman Sue Lee Loy Is Hoping To Move Up To The Legislature". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved August 11, 2024. State House Rep. Richard Onishi is retiring this fall, and longtime Hawaii County Councilwoman Sue Lee Loy moved to a rented home in Onishi's Hilo district in April just weeks before filing to run for office there.
  5. ^ "Rep. Bert Kobayashi announces retirement from state Legislature". Hawaii Public Radio. March 5, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Angarone, Ben (July 9, 2024). "Candidates To Replace Calvin Say On The Honolulu City Council Offer Contrasting Approaches". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved August 11, 2024. Three candidates are running — House Rep. Scott Nishimoto, nonprofit consultant Brendan Schultz and restaurant owner Bill Muneno — and they have different ideas of what a council member's job should be.
  7. ^ "Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 22 — Cedric Gates". Honolulu Civil Beat. July 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Mizuo, Ashley (July 12, 2024). "Hawaiʻi Island Rep. Mark Nakashima dies at 61". Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Blair, Chad (August 30, 2024). "Gov. Green Fills Hawaii House of Representatives Vacancy". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Blair, Chad (August 10, 2024). "Iwamoto Edges Out House Speaker Saiki In Tight Race". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Lovell, Blaze; Blair, Chad (November 6, 2024). "Hawaii Legislature: Republicans Are Gaining Seats Even In The Aloha State". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "24 HI Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  13. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2024 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
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