2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii.

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.

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 3 3
Results:      Republican gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker before election Scott Saiki Democratic Elected Speaker Nadine Nakamura Democratic

Background

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

Retirements

Four incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

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

In primary election

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

Democrats

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

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

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

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

Predictions

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

Summary of results

By district

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. 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. Lost renomination in the primary election.
7. Appointed February 15, 2023 following Ryan Yamane's resignation.

Overall

Summary of the November 5, 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			#	%
					Before	Won	+/–
	Democratic	49			45	42	3
	Republican	36			6	9	3
	Green	2			0	0
	Libertarian	2			0	0
	We The People	1			0	0
Total valid votes				%
Blank votes				%
Overvotes				%
Total votes cast				100%
Source: State of Hawaii Office of Elections

Closest races

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

General election results:^[13]

District 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hawaii House of Representatives District 13 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mahina Poepoe (incumbent)	7,174	65.6%
	Republican	Scott Adam	2,577	23.6%
		Blank votes	1,170	10.7%
		Over votes	16	0.1%
Total votes			9,767	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Hawaii House of Representatives District 14 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elle Cochran (incumbent)	4,303	51.5%
	Republican	Kelly Armstrong	3,338	39.9%
		Blank votes	711	8.5%
		Over votes	8	0.1%
Total votes			7,649	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Hawaii House of Representatives District 15 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nadine Nakamura (incumbent)	6,656	64.7%
	Republican	David Moranz	2,692	26.2%
		Blank votes	933	9.1%
		Over votes	7	0.1%
Total votes			9,355	100%
	Democratic hold

District 16

Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luke Evslin (incumbent)	6,479	63.7%
	Republican	Steve Yoder	2,848	28.0%
		Blank votes	842	8.3%
		Over votes	6	0.1%
Total votes			9,333	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dee Morikawa (incumbent)	6,450	63.8%
	Republican	Michael Jauch	2,638	26.1%
		Blank votes	1,010	10.0%
		Over votes	5	0.1%
Total votes			9,093	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20

Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tina Nakada Grandinetti	7,556	63.2%
	Republican	Corinne Solomon	3,362	28.1%
		Blank votes	1,033	8.6%
		Over votes	8	0.1%
Total votes			10,926	100%
	Democratic hold

District 21

Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackson Sayama (incumbent)	8,129	71.5%
	Republican	Joelle Seashell	2,491	21.9%
		Blank votes	747	6.6%
		Over votes	8	0.1%
Total votes			10,628	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

Hawaii House of Representatives District 22 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Takuya Garrett (incumbent)	8,427	72.3%
	Republican	Jeffrey Imamura	2,272	19.5%
		Blank votes	950	8.1%
		Over votes	8	0.1%
Total votes			10,707	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrian Tam (incumbent)	5,973	62.5%
	Republican	Jillian Anderson	2,862	30.0%
		Blank votes	711	7.4%
		Over votes	9	0.1%
Total votes			8,844	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

Hawaii House of Representatives District 27 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jenna Takenouchi (incumbent)	7,928	66.3%
	Republican	Margaret U. Lim	3,501	29.3%
		Blank votes	513	4.3%
		Over votes	10	0.1%
Total votes			11,439	100%
	Democratic hold

District 29

Hawaii House of Representatives District 30 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ikaika Hussey	4,068	64.5%
	Republican	Carole Kaapu	1,944	30.8%
		Blank votes	285	4.5%
		Over votes	6	0.1%
Total votes			6,018	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30

Hawaii House of Representatives District 30 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley Ann Templo	3,397	64.8%
	Republican	P.M. Azinga	1,515	28.9%
		Blank votes	329	6.3%
		Over votes	2	0.1%
Total votes			4,914	100%
	Democratic hold

District 31

Hawaii House of Representatives District 31 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Ichiyama (incumbent)	5,579	65.7%
	Republican	Nancy Valdez	2,505	29.5%
		Blank votes	402	4.7%
		Over votes	5	0.1%
Total votes			8,089	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32

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

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

Hawaii House of Representatives District 37 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Trish La Chica (incumbent)	8,770	63.0%
	Republican	Taylor Kaaumoana	4,066	29.2%
		Blank votes	1,073	7.7%
		Over votes	12	0.1%
Total votes			12,848	100%
	Democratic hold

District 38

Hawaii House of Representatives District 38 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lauren Cheape Matsumoto (incumbent)	8,776	68.7%
	Democratic	Alexander Ozawa	3,418	26.8%
		Blank votes	566	4.4%
		Over votes	15	0.1%
Total votes			12,209	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

Hawaii House of Representatives District 39 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elijah Pierick (incumbent)	4,712	47.1%
	Democratic	Corey Rosenlee	4,701	46.9%
		Blank votes	587	5.9%
		Over votes	13	0.1%
Total votes			9,426	100%
	Republican hold

District 40

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

Hawaii House of Representatives District 41 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Alcos (incumbent)	5,474	55.9%
	Democratic	John Clark	3,840	39.2%
		Blank votes	474	4.8%
		Over votes	11	0.1%
Total votes			9,325	100%
	Republican hold

District 42

Hawaii House of Representatives District 42 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diamond Garcia (incumbent)	4,802	54.4%
	Democratic	Anthony Makana Paris	3,646	41.3%
		Blank votes	369	4.2%
		Over votes	18	0.2%
Total votes			8,466	100%
	Republican hold

District 45

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

Hawaii House of Representatives District 46 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amy Perruso (incumbent)	5,432	54.5%
	Republican	Daniel Michael Gabriel	3,943	39.6%
		Blank votes	586	5.9%
		Over votes	6	0.1%
Total votes			9,381	100%
	Democratic hold

District 47

Hawaii House of Representatives District 47 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Quinlan (incumbent)	4,616	52.1%
	Republican	John W. Aguirre	3,405	38.4%
		Blank votes	831	9.4%
		Over votes	4	0.1%
Total votes			8,025	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

Hawaii House of Representatives District 48 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Kitagawa (incumbent)	8,578	70.9%
	Green	Asheemo Daily	1,791	14.8%
		Blank votes	1,727	14.3%
		Over votes	6	0.1%
Total votes			10,375	100%
	Democratic hold

District 49

Hawaii House of Representatives District 49 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scot Matayoshi (incumbent)	7,711	68.6%
	Republican	Josiah Ubando	2,979	26.5%
		Blank votes	552	4.9%
		Over votes	3	0.1%
Total votes			10,693	100%
	Democratic hold

District 50

Hawaii House of Representatives District 50 general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Lee	9,791	66.6%
	Republican	Timothy Connelly	4,206	28.6%
		Blank votes	682	4.6%
		Over votes	14	0.1%
Total votes			14,011	100%
	Democratic hold

See also

• Elections in Hawaii
• List of Hawaii state legislatures