State legislatures / Hawaii

Hawaii Senate

Party seats now, after each election since 1968, and district results 2016-2024

Current seats

Democratic majorityDemocrats 22, Republicans 3. 25 seats; 13 for a majority.
Democrats 22Republicans 3

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

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District map

Democrat 22Republican 3

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

Seats by election, table
YearDROtherSeatsControl
2022232025Democratic majority
2020241025Democratic majority
2018241025Democratic majority
2016250025Democratic majority
2014241025Democratic majority
2012241025Democratic majority
2010241025Democratic majority
2008223025Democratic majority
2006205025Democratic majority
2004205025Democratic majority
2002205025Democratic majority
2000223025Democratic majority
1998232025Democratic majority
1996232025Democratic majority
1994232025Democratic majority
1992223025Democratic majority
1990223025Democratic majority
1988223025Democratic majority
1986205025Democratic majority
1984214025Democratic majority
1982205025Democratic majority
1980178025Democratic majority
1978187025Democratic majority
1976187025Democratic majority (no regular election)
1974187025Democratic majority
1970178025Democratic majority
1968Not available

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 8 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
3DRU MAMO KANUHADemocrat67.6%
6ANGUS LK MCKELVEYDemocrat62.5%
7LYNN PUALANI DECOITEDemocrat72.8%
12SHARON Y MORIWAKIDemocrat70.4%
16BRANDON ELEFANTEDemocrat73.6%
18MICHELLE N KIDANIDemocrat66.2%
22SAMANTHA DECORTERepublican54.5%
23BRENTON AWARepublican52.7%
2022: 21 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1LORRAINE RODERO INOUYEDemocrat70.9%
2JOY SAN BUENAVENTURADemocrat69.7%
4HERBERT 'TIM' RICHARDSDemocrat71.2%
6ANGUS LK 'MAC' MCKELVEYDemocrat62.3%
7LYNN PUALANI DECOITEDemocrat75.7%
8RONALD KOUCHIDemocrat71.4%
9STANLEY CHANGDemocrat70.3%
10LES S IHARADemocrat67.0%
11CAROL FUKUNAGADemocrat75.3%
12SHARON Y MORIWAKIDemocrat72.0%
13KARL RHOADSDemocrat64.4%
14DONNA MERCADO KIMDemocrat73.6%
15GLENN WAKAIDemocrat67.7%
16BRANDON JC ELEFANTEDemocrat74.0%
17DONOVAN DELA CRUZDemocrat65.2%
18MICHELLE N KIDANIDemocrat65.7%
21MIKE GABBARDDemocrat58.9%
22MAILE SL SHIMABUKURODemocrat50.2%
23BRENTON AWARepublican51.3%
24JARRETT KEOHOKALOLEDemocrat70.3%
25CHRIS LEEDemocrat70.3%
2020: 8 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
2JOY SAN BUENAVENTURADemocrat75.2%
5GIL S COLOMA KEITH-AGARANDemocrat64.3%
9STANLEY CHANGDemocrat61.9%
16 (special)BENNETTE MISALUCHADemocrat52.7%
19KURT FEVELLARepublican58.4%
20MIKE GABBARDDemocrat69.3%
22DONOVAN DELA CRUZDemocrat70.3%
25CHRIS LEEDemocrat65.0%
2018: 8 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1KAIALII KAHELEDemocrat87.5%
3DRU KANUHADemocrat79.3%
6ROZ BAKERDemocrat67.2%
12SHARON Y MORIWAKIDemocrat70.4%
17CLARENCE NISHIHARADemocrat68.9%
18MICHELLE KIDANIDemocrat67.0%
19KURT FEVELLARepublican50.5%
21MAILE SHIMABUKURODemocrat58.9%
2016: 9 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1KAHELE, Kaiali'inot in source88.9%seats not in source
2RUDERMAN, Russell E.not in source82.4%seats not in source
9CHANG, Stanleynot in source52.9%seats not in source
10IHARA, Les, Jr.not in source83.6%seats not in source
11TANIGUCHI, Brian T.not in source78.0%seats not in source
13RHOADS, Karlnot in source71.0%seats not in source
15WAKAI, Glennnot in source84.4%seats not in source
19ESPERO, Willnot in source61.6%seats not in source
25THIELEN, Laura H.not in source67.4%seats not in source

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.