2010 Hawaii Senate election
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The 2010 Hawaii Senate election was held on November 2, 2010, to determine which party would control the Hawaii Senate for the following two years in the 26th Hawaii State Legislature. Fifteen seats were up for election and the primary was held on September 18, 2010. Prior to the election, 23 seats were held by Democrats and 2 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw the Democrats gain a single seat, thereby retaining control over the Hawaii Senate and reducing the Republican minority to just a single seat.[1]
Retirements
- District 15: Norman Sakamoto (D) retired.
- District 22: Robert Bunda (D) retired.
- District 25: Fred Hemmings (R) retired.
Results
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Russell S. Kokubun (incumbent) | 13,432 | 75.41% | |
| Republican | Michael Hale | 4,381 | 24.59% | |
| Total votes | 17,813 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shan Tsutsui (incumbent) | 10,931 | 77.84% | |
| Republican | Eric Seibert | 3,113 | 22.16% | |
| Total votes | 14,046 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Kouchi (incumbent) | 14,438 | 69.81% | |
| Republican | David Hamman | 6,245 | 30.19% | |
| Total votes | 20,683 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Slom (incumbent) | 12,318 | 61.50% | |
| Democratic | Larry Price | 7,711 | 38.50% | |
| Total votes | 20,029 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Les Ihara Jr. (incumbent) | 11,058 | 71.25% | |
| Republican | Lisa Shorba | 4,461 | 28.75% | |
| Total votes | 15,519 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Taniguchi (incumbent) | 10,398 | 75.15% | |
| Republican | Eric Marshall | 3,439 | 24.85% | |
| Total votes | 13,837 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carol Fukunaga (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Suzanne Chun Oakland (incumbent) | 10,324 | 75.45% | |
| Republican | Judy Franklin | 3,359 | 24.55% | |
| Total votes | 13,683 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Mercado Kim (incumbent) | 8,481 | 82.08% | |
| Republican | Peter Dudek | 1,852 | 17.92% | |
| Total votes | 10,333 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn Wakai | 7,753 | 67.32% | |
| Republican | Ben Pascua | 3,764 | 32.68% | |
| Total votes | 11,517 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Gabbard (incumbent) | 10,636 | 74.36% | |
| Republican | Aaron Bonar | 3,667 | 25.64% | |
| Total votes | 14,303 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Will Espero (incumbent) | 7,863 | 62.03% | |
| Republican | Anel Montes | 4,814 | 37.97% | |
| Total votes | 12,677 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donovan Dela Cruz | 8,738 | 70.96% | |
| Republican | Charles Aki | 3,576 | 29.04% | |
| Total votes | 12,314 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jill Tokuda (incumbent) | 10,010 | 58.37% | |
| Republican | Tracy Bean | 7,140 | 41.63% | |
| Total votes | 17,150 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pohai Ryan | 8,777 | 55.42% | |
| Republican | Virginia Enos | 7,061 | 44.58% | |
| Total votes | 15,838 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
References
- ↑ "Hawaii State Senate elections, 2010". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
- ↑ Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2025-11-27.