Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2016

Hawaii 2016 elections

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2016 Hawaii
House Elections

Primary| August 13, 2016
General| November 8, 2016
2016 Election Results

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All 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. No significant changes occurred to political control in the state after the November 2016 election. Democrats gained one seat in the November 2016 general election.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Since Democrats were unopposed in so many districts, Republicans could not regain control of the chamber.

* If Republicans were to make any gains, it would have been in the 26 districts that had general election competition between two major party candidates; only one seat was competitive in 2014.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Introduction
* 1.1 Majority control
* 2 Retired incumbents
* 3 2016 election competitiveness
* 4 Races we watched
* 4.1 General election contests
* 5 List of candidates
* 6 General election
* 7 Primary election
* 7.1 Margins of victory
* 7.2 Important dates and deadlines
* 7.3 Competitiveness
* 7.3.1 Candidates unopposed by a major party
* 7.3.2 Primary challenges
* 7.3.3 Retired incumbents
* 7.3.4 Results from 2014
* 7.3.5 Historical context
* 7.4 Campaign contributions
* 7.4.1 State comparison
* 7.5 Qualifications
* 7.6 See also
* 7.7 External links
* 7.8 Footnotes

## Introduction[edit]

Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

### Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Hawaii House of Representatives:

Hawaii House of Representatives

Party  |  As of November 7, 2016  |  After November 8, 2016
|  Democratic Party |  44 |  45
|  Republican Party |  7  |  6
Total |  51 |  51

## Retired incumbents[edit]

Two incumbents did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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Derek Kawakami |  Democratic | House District 14
Karl Rhoads |  Democratic | House District 29

## 2016 election competitiveness[edit]

Hawaii saw a drop in general election competition.

Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections. Details on how well Hawaii performed in the study are provided in the image below. Click here for the full 2016 Competitiveness Analysis »

* In Hawaii, the percentage of legislative districts with only one major party candidate running in the general election increased significantly in 2016. Just over 52 percent of seats did not have general election competition. This was compared to 26 percent seen between 2010 and 2014.

* In the Hawaii State Senate, there were 24 Democratic incumbents and one Republican incumbent, Samuel Slom. Five incumbents faced primary challengers in the Democratic Party. Slom did not face a primary opponent.

* In the House, there were 44 Democratic incumbents and seven Republican incumbents. Eighteen state representatives faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There were two incumbents facing primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* Overall, 18.6 percent of Democratic incumbents and 21.4 percent of GOP incumbents faced primary opposition in all of the state legislatures with elections in 2016.

* The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent. This compares to 32.7 percent in 2010, 38.3 percent in 2012, and 43.0 percent in 2014.

* More details on electoral competitiveness in Hawaii can be found below.

## Races we watched[edit]

Ballotpedia identified five notable Hawaii state legislative races in 2016, three of which were state House contests. One of these was a primary contest and can be viewed by clicking the "Primary election" tab below.

Click here to read more about Ballotpedia's coverage of notable Hawaii races »

### General election contests[edit]

State House District 31

A Republican candidate challenged the Democratic incumbent in a competitive district.
☑ Aaron Johanson (Inc.) ☐ Eric Ching

State House District 43

A Democratic candidate competed to challenge the Republican incumbent to a rematch.
☑ Andria Tupola (Inc.) ☐ Stacelynn Eli

## List of candidates[edit]

# General election[edit]

2016 Hawaii House general election candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1  |  Mark Nakashima: 7,492 (I) a |  Byron Young: 1,921  |
2  |  Clift Tsuji (I) a |  No candidate |  Grace Dei Larson (Nonpartisan)
3  |  Richard Onishi: 6,184 (I) a |  No candidate |  Kealoha Pisciotta: 1,333 (G)
Gregory Arianoff: 813 (L)
4  |  Joy A. San Buenaventura: 5,846 (I) a |  No candidate |  Moke Stephens: 648 (Constitution)
Luana Jones: 1,247 (Nonpartisan)
5  |  Richard Creagan: 6,176 (I) a |  No candidate |  Michael L. Last: 1,766 (L)
6  |  Nicole Lowen: 6,013 (I) a |  Bruce Pratt: 2,896  |
7  |  Cindy Evans: 5,934 (I) a |  Jeffrey Coakley: 3,581  |
8  |  Joseph Souki: 6,514 (I) a |  Gilbert Rebolledo: 2,575  |
9  |  Justin Woodson (I) a |  No candidate |
10  |  Angus McKelvey: 4,716 (I) a |  Chayne Marten: 1,700  |
11  |  Kaniela Ing: 5,835 (I) a |  Daniel Pekus: 2,501  |
12  |  Kyle Yamashita (I) a |  No candidate |
13  |  Lynn DeCoite: 5,824 (I) a |  No candidate |  Nick Nikhilananda: 2,773 (G)
14  |  Nadine Nakamura: 6,057 a |  Sandra Combs: 2,301  |
15  |  James Tokioka (I) a |  No candidate |
16  |  Daynette Morikawa: 6,088 (I) a |  Victoria Franks: 1,934  |
17  |  Karlen Ross: 2,858  |  Gene Ward: 8,260 (I) a |
18  |  Mark Hashem (I) a |  No candidate |
19  |  Bert Kobayashi: 5,876 (I) a |  Stephen Bischoff: 1,982  |  Anthony Higa: 1,173 (L)
20  |  Calvin Say: 6,466 (I) a |  Julia Allen: 2,781  |
21  |  Scott Nishimoto (I) a |  No candidate |
22  |  Tom Brower: 4,214 (I) a |  Kathryn Henski: 2,225  |
23  |  Isaac Choy (I) a |  No candidate |
24  |  Della Au Belatti: 5,505 (I) a |  Larry Fenton: 1,633  |  Michelle Rose Tippens: 659 (L)
25  |  Sylvia Luke (I) a |  No candidate |
26  |  Scott Saiki (I) a |  No candidate |
27  |  Takashi Ohno (I) a |  No candidate |
28  |  John Mizuno: 3,922 (I) a |  Carole Kauhiwai Kaapu: 1,239  |
29  |  Daniel Holt: 2,989 a |  Kaiwiola Coakley: 883  |
30  |  Romy Cachola (I) a |  No candidate |
31  |  Aaron Johanson: 4,170 (I) a |  Eric H.L. Ching: 1,787  |
32  |  Linda Ichiyama (I) a |  No candidate |
33  |  Sam Kong (I) a |  No candidate |
34  |  Gregg Takayama: 5,611 (I) a |  Jaci Agustin: 4,197  |
35  |  Roy Takumi: 4,143 (I) a |  Roger Clemente: 2,013  |
36  |  Marilyn Lee: 3,274  |  Beth Fukumoto Chang: 6,792 (I) a |
37  |  Ryan Yamane: 8,039 (I) a |  Katherine Kupukaa: 2,454  |
38  |  Henry Aquino (I) a |  No candidate |
39  |  Ty Cullen (I) a |  No candidate |
40  |  Rose Martinez: 2,485  |  Bob McDermott: 3,528 (I) a |
41  |  Matt LoPresti: 4,289 (I) a |  Bryan E. Jeremiah: 2,905  |
42  |  Sharon Har (I) a |  No candidate |
43  |  Stacelynn K.M. Eli: 1,932  |  Andria P. Tupola: 3,859 (I) a |
44  |  Cedric Asuega Gates: 3,346 a |  Marc Pa'aluhi: 1,991  |
45  |  No candidate |  Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto (I) a |
46  |  Marcus Oshiro: 4,806 (I) a |  Scott Noltie: 1,277  |
47  |  Sean Quinlan: 3,542 a |  Feki Pouha: 3,434 (I) |
48  |  Jarrett K. Keohokalole (I) a |  No candidate |
49  |  Ken Ito (I) a |  No candidate |
50  |  No candidate |  Cynthia Thielen (I) a |
51  |  Chris Lee (I) a |  No candidate |
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Notes |  • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
|  • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

# Primary election[edit]

State House District 22 (D)

Two Democratic candidates challenged the vulnerable Democratic incumbent.
☑ Tom Brower (Inc.) ☐ Dennis Miller ☐ Nicola Perez-Garreaud
2016 Hawaii House primary candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1 | Heather Kimball: 1,374
Mark Nakashima: 4,201 (I) a | Byron Young a |
2 | Janis Cowser: 162
Clift Tsuji: 4,918 (I) a
Jonathan Wong: 1,219 | No candidate | Grace Dei Larson (Nonpartisan) a
3 | Ainoa Naniole: 1,626
Richard Onishi: 3,346 (I) a | No candidate | Gregory Arianoff (L) a
Kealoha Pisciotta (G) a
4 | Joy A. San Buenaventura (I) a | No candidate | Luana Jones (Nonpartisan) a
Moke Stephens (Constitution) a
5 | Richard Creagan (I) a | No candidate | Michael L. Last (L) a
6 | Bronsten Kossow: 396
Nicole Lowen: 2,632 (I) a
Thomas Mann: 133 | Bruce Pratt a |
7 | Cindy Evans: 2,232 (I) a
David Tarnas: 2,051 | Jeffrey Coakley a |
8 | Richard Abbett: 1,127
Joseph Souki: 3,380 (I) a | Gilbert Rebolledo a |
9 | Justin Woodson (I) a | No candidate |
10 | Angus McKelvey (I) a | Chayne Marten a |
11 | Kaniela Ing: 2,117 (I) a
Deidre Tegarden: 1,219 | Daniel Pekus a |
12 | Tiare Lawrence: 2,411
Kyle Yamashita: 2,763 (I) a | No candidate |
13 | Lynn DeCoite: 2,285 (I) a
Alex Haller: 1,467 | No candidate | Nick Nikhilananda (G) a
14 | Nadine Nakamura: 2,445 a
Fern Anuenue Rosenstiel: 1,359 | Sandra Combs a |
15 | Tommy Oi: 1,585
James Tokioka: 2,717 (I) a | No candidate |
16 | Daynette Morikawa (I) a | Victoria Franks a |
17 | Karlen Ross a | Gene Ward (I) a |
18 | Mark Hashem (I) a | No candidate |
19 | Bert Kobayashi (I) a | Stephen Bischoff a | Anthony Higa (L) a
20 | Calvin Say (I) a | Julia Allen a |
21 | Scott Nishimoto (I) a | No candidate |
22 | Tom Brower: 1,474 (I) a
Dennis Miller: 391
Nicola Perez-Garreaud: 213 | Kathryn Henski a |
23 | Isaac Choy: 2,778 (I) a
Dale Kobayashi: 2,708 | No candidate |
24 | Della Au Belatti: 2,869 (I) a
Cody Carlos Rodriguez: 493 | Larry Fenton a | Michelle Rose Tippens (L) a |
25 | Sylvia Luke (I) a | No candidate |
26 | Scott Saiki (I) a | No candidate |
27 | Takashi Ohno (I) a | No candidate |
28 | Ikaika Lardizabal Hussey: 750
John Mizuno: 1,873 (I) a | Carole Kauhiwai Kaapu a |
29 | Alvin K.C. Au: 338
Firmo Dayao: 527
Valerie Belen Dionne: 187
Daniel Holt: 669 a
James Logue: 304 | Kaiwiola Coakley a |
30 | Romy Cachola: 946 (I) a
Mar Velasco: 597 | No candidate |
31 | Aaron Johanson (I) a | Eric H.L. Ching a |
32 | Linda Ichiyama (I) a | No candidate |
33 | Tracy Arakaki: 2,670
Sam Kong: 2,707 (I) a | No candidate |
34 | Gregg Takayama (I) a | Jaci Agustin a |
35 | Roy Takumi (I) a | Roger Clemente a |
36 | Zuri Aki: 1,165
Marilyn Lee: 2,754 a | Beth Fukumoto Chang (I) a |
37 | Ryan Yamane (I) a | Katherine Kupukaa a |
38 | Henry Aquino (I) a | No candidate |
39 | Ty Cullen (I) a | No candidate |
40 | Randy Aaron Gonce: 771
Rose Martinez: 1,022 a | Bob McDermott (I) a |
41 | Matt LoPresti (I) a | Bryan E. Jeremiah a |
42 | Sharon Har (I) a | No candidate |
43 | Karen Leinani Awana: 803
Stacelynn K.M. Eli: 1,029 a | Andria P. Tupola (I) a |
44 | Cedric Asuega Gates: 1,219 a
Jo Jordan: 979 (I) | Marc Pa'aluhi: 318 a
Tamiko Sequin: 282 |
45 | No candidate | Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto (I) a |
46 | Marcus Oshiro (I) a | Scott Noltie a |
47 | Sean Quinlan a | Toagaifasa Mataafa: 453
Feki Pouha: 757 (I) a |
48 | Jarrett K. Keohokalole (I) a | No candidate |
49 | Ken Ito: 4,199 (I) a
Patrick Kamakanianu Shea: 1,562 | No candidate |
50 | No candidate | Joan S. Hood: 842
Cynthia Thielen: 1,720 (I) a |
51 | Chris Lee (I) a | No candidate |
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Notes |  • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
|  • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

## Margins of victory[edit]

The average margin of victory for contested races in the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2016 was higher than the national average. Out of 51 races in the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2016, 30 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 40.2 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[2]

Democratic candidates in the Hawaii House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican candidates in 2016. Democrats won 45 races. In the 26 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 41.2 percent. Republicans won six races in 2016. In the four races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 33.5 percent.

More Democratic candidates than Republican candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. One of the 30 contested races in 2016—3.3 percent—saw a margin of victory that was 10 percent or less: District 47. It was won by a Democrat.

Hawaii House of Representatives: 2016 Margins of Victory Less than 10 Percent

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 47 | D | 1.5 percent
The average margin of victory for incumbents in the Hawaii House of Representatives who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was higher than the national average. 47 incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 26 winning Hawaii House of Representatives incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 41.5 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent.

Democratic incumbents in the Hawaii House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican incumbents. 41 Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the 22 races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 42.9 percent. Six Republican incumbents won re-election. In the four races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 33.5 percent.

Hawaii House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis

Party | Elections won | Average margin of victory[3] | Races with incumbent victories | Average margin of victory for incumbents[3] | Unopposed incumbents | Unopposed races | Percent unopposed
Democratic | 45 | 41.2 percent | 41 | 42.9 percent | 19 | 19 | 42.2 percent
Republican | 6 | 33.5 percent | 6 | 33.5 percent | 2 | 2 | 33.3 percent
Total | 51 | 40.2 percent | 47 | 41.5 percent | 21 | 21 | 41.2 percent

Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in Hawaii House of Representatives districts in 2016.

Hawaii House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory by District

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 1 | D | 59.2 percent
District 2 | D | Unopposed
District 3 | D | 58.2 percent
District 4 | D | 59.4 percent
District 5 | D | 55.5 percent
District 6 | D | 35.0 percent
District 7 | D | 24.7 percent
District 8 | D | 43.3 percent
District 9 | D | Unopposed
District 10 | D | 47.0 percent
District 11 | D | 40.0 percent
District 12 | D | Unopposed
District 13 | D | 35.5 percent
District 14 | D | 44.9 percent
District 15 | D | Unopposed
District 16 | D | 51.8 percent
District 17 | R | 48.6 percent
District 18 | D | Unopposed
District 19 | D | 43.1 percent
District 20 | D | 39.9 percent
District 21 | D | Unopposed
District 22 | D | 30.9 percent
District 23 | D | Unopposed
District 24 | D | 49.7 percent
District 25 | D | Unopposed
District 26 | D | Unopposed
District 27 | D | Unopposed
District 28 | D | 52.0 percent
District 29 | D | 54.4 percent
District 30 | D | Unopposed
District 31 | D | 40.0 percent
District 32 | D | Unopposed
District 33 | D | Unopposed
District 34 | D | 14.4 percent
District 35 | D | 34.6 percent
District 36 | R | 35.0 percent
District 37 | D | 53.2 percent
District 38 | D | Unopposed
District 39 | D | Unopposed
District 40 | R | 17.4 percent
District 41 | D | 19.2 percent
District 42 | D | Unopposed
District 43 | R | 33.3 percent
District 44 | D | 25.4 percent
District 45 | R | Unopposed
District 46 | D | 58.0 percent
District 47 | D | 1.6 percent
District 48 | D | Unopposed
District 49 | D | Unopposed
District 50 | R | Unopposed
District 51 | D | Unopposed

## Important dates and deadlines[edit]

See also: Hawaii elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Hawaii in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016

Deadline  |  Event type  |  Event description
February 1, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Candidate nomination papers are available for pick-up from state elections office or county elections officials
February 25, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Filing deadline for petition to form new political party (party rules and a list of officers must also be submitted at this time)
June 7, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Deadline for filing nomination papers
July 14, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  First preliminary primary report due
July 22, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Candidate financial disclosure forms due (state candidates)
August 3, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Second preliminary primary report due
August 10, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Primary election late contributions report due
August 13, 2016 | Election date  |  Primary election
September 2, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Final primary report due
September 2, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Expense report on use of public funds in primary election due
October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Preliminary general election report due
November 7, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  General election late contributions report due
November 8, 2016 | Election date  |  General election
December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Final election period report due
December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Expense report on use of public funds in general election due
December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Last day to file final primary and general application for public funds
January 31, 2017 | Campaign finance  |  Final day to submit supplemental report on deficit/surplus funds
Source: Hawaii Office of Elections, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed June 5, 2015

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]

In 25 of the 51 seats up for election in 2016, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 23 Democrats and two Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 26 (51.0%) of the 51 seats up for election.

### Primary challenges[edit]

Twenty incumbents faced primary competition on August 13. Two incumbents did not seek re-election and another 29 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition.

### Retired incumbents[edit]

Two incumbents did not run for re-election, while 49 (96.0%) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, two Democrats, can be found above.

### Results from 2014[edit]

See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition, and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates. Additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.

Since 2010, when the Competitiveness Index was established, there had not been an even-year election cycle to do statistically worse in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.

Overall Competitiveness

|  2010  |  2012  |  2014
Competitiveness Index  | 36.2  | 35.8  | 31.4
% Open Seats  | 18.6%  | 21.2%  | 17.0%
% Incumbent with primary challenge  | 22.7%  | 24.6%  | 20.1%
% Candidates with major party opposition  | 67.3%  | 61.7%  | 57.0%

The following table details Hawaii's rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.

Hawaii Legislature 2014 Competitiveness

% Open Seats  |  % Incumbent with primary challenge  |  % Candidates with major party opposition  |  Competitiveness Index  |  Overall rank
7.8%  |  35.6%  |  68.8%  |  37.4  |  12

### Historical context[edit]

See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

## Campaign contributions[edit]

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in Hawaii in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.[4]

Hawaii House of Representatives Donations

Year  | Candidates  | Amount
2014  |  127  |  $4,131,668
2012  |  127  |  $3,482,745
2010  |  147  |  $3,042,946
2008  |  105  |  $3,106,357
2006  |  125  |  $3,297,997

### State comparison[edit]

The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. Hawaii, at $32,533 per candidate, is ranked 29 of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[4][5]

## Qualifications[edit]

From Article III, Section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution: "No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the house of representatives unless the person has been a resident of the State for not less than three years, has attained the age of majority and is, prior to filing nomination papers and thereafter continues to be, a qualified voter of the representative district from which the person seeks to be elected; except that in the year of the first general election following reapportionment, but prior to the primary election, an incumbent representative may move to a new district without being disqualified from completing the remainder of the incumbent representative's term."

## See also[edit]

* Hawaii House of Representatives
* Hawaii State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2016

## External links[edit]

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* Candidate list

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Under Ballotpedia's competitiveness criteria, districts that have a margin of victory of less than 5 percent are considered highly competitive. Districts that have a margin of victory from 5 to 10 percent are considered mildly competitive.
2. ↑ This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Excludes unopposed elections
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Hawaii," accessed July 28, 2015
5. ↑ This map relies on data collected in July 2015.

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Current members of the Hawaii House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Scott Saiki

Representatives

District 1

Mark Nakashima (D)

District 2

Chris Todd (D)

District 3

Richard Onishi (D)

District 4

Greggor Ilagan (D)

District 5

Jeanne Kapela (D)

District 6

Nicole Lowen (D)

District 7

David Tarnas (D)

District 8

Troy Hashimoto (D)

District 9

Justin Woodson (D)

District 10

Angus McKelvey (D)

District 11

Tina Wildberger (D)

District 12

Kyle Yamashita (D)

District 13

Linda Ann Ha‘i Clark (D)

District 14

Nadine Nakamura (D)

District 15

James Tokioka (D)

District 16

Dee Morikawa (D)

District 17

Gene Ward (R)

District 18

Mark Hashem (D)

District 19

Bert Kobayashi (D)

District 20

Jackson Sayama (D)

District 21

Scott Nishimoto (D)

District 22

Adrian Tam (D)

District 23

Dale Kobayashi (D)

District 24

Della Belatti (D)

District 25

Sylvia Luke (D)

District 26

Scott Saiki (D)

District 27

Takashi Ohno (D)

District 28

John Mizuno (D)

District 29

Daniel Holt (D)

District 30

Ernesto Ganaden (D)

District 31

Aaron Johanson (D)

District 32

Linda Ichiyama (D)

District 33

Sam Kong (D)

District 34

Gregg Takayama (D)

District 35

Roy Takumi (D)

District 36

Val Okimoto (R)

District 37

Ryan Yamane (D)

District 38

Henry Aquino (D)

District 39

Ty Cullen (D)

District 40

Bob McDermott (R)

District 41

Matt LoPresti (D)

District 42

Sharon Har (D)

District 43

Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli (D)

District 44

Cedric Gates (D)

District 45

Lauren Matsumoto (R)

District 46

Amy Perruso (D)

District 47

Sean Quinlan (D)

District 48

Lisa Kitagawa (D)

District 49

Scot Matayoshi (D)

District 50

Patrick Branco (D)

District 51

Lisa Marten (D)

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