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The 2020 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Hawaii voters elected state senators in 13 of the state's 25 senate districts. The primary elections on August 8, 2020, determined which candidates would appear on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot.

Quick facts 14 of the 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate 13 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
2020 Hawaii Senate election
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November 3, 2020
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14 of the 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ron Kouchi Kurt Fevella
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 8th 19th
Seats before 24 1
Seats after 24 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 112,858 56,447
Percentage 62.3 31.2
Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
President before election

Ron Kouchi
Democratic

 Elected President

Ron Kouchi
Democratic

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Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats had control of the Hawaii Senate with 24 seats to Republicans' one seat.

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[1] Safe D October 21, 2020
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Composition

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
Before election 24 1 25
Not up 11 0 11
Up 13 1 14
Results 13 1 14
After election 24 1 25
Change Steady Steady
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Summary

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Summary of the November 3, 2020 Hawaii Senate election results
Party Candidates Vote % Seats
Before Up Won After +/–
Democratic 14 112,858 62.28 24 13 13 24 Steady
Republican 6 56,447 31.15 1 1 1 1 Steady
Libertarian 1 6,172 3.41 0 0 0 0 Steady
Aloha ʻĀina 2 5,722 3.16 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 181,199 100% 25 14 14 25 Steady
Source: State of Hawaii Office of Elections[2]
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Popular vote
Democratic
 
 62.28%
Republican
 
 31.15%
Libertarian
 
 3.41%
Aloha ʻĀina
 
 3.16%
Senate seats (up for election)
Democratic
 
 92.86%
Republican
 
 7.14%
Senate seats (in total)
Democratic
 
 96%
Republican
 
 4%
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District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2nd Russell Ruderman Dem Joy San Buenaventura Dem
5th Gilbert Keith-Agaran Dem Gilbert Keith-Agaran Dem
8th Ron Kouchi Dem Ron Kouchi[a] Dem
9th Stanley Chang Dem Stanley Chang Dem
10th Les Ihara Jr. Dem Les Ihara Jr.[a] Dem
11th Brian Taniguchi Dem Brian Taniguchi[a] Dem
13th Karl Rhoads Dem Karl Rhoads[a] Dem
14th Donna Mercado Kim Dem Donna Mercado Kim[a] Dem
15th Glenn Wakai Dem Glenn Wakai[a] Dem
16th*[b] Bennette Misalucha Dem Bennette Misalucha Dem
19th Kurt Fevella Rep Kurt Fevella Rep
20th Mike Gabbard Dem Mike Gabbard Dem
22nd Donovan Dela Cruz Dem Donovan Dela Cruz Dem
25th Laura Thielen Dem Chris Lee Dem
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  1. [a]
    Without opposition, the general election was canceled and the incumbent was automatically reelected.
  2. [b]
    Special election called due to the death of Sen. Breene Harimoto. Misalucha was the appointed incumbent.

Retiring incumbents

Two incumbent senators (both Democrats) did not seek reelection in 2020.

  1. District 2: Russell Ruderman (D)[3]
  2. District 25: Laura Thielen (D)[4]

Detailed results

 District 2 • District 5 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 (special) • District 19 • District 20 • District 22 • District 25 

Source for primary results:[5] Source for general election results:[6]

District 2

Democratic primary

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Hawaii's 2nd Senate District Democratic primary, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joy San Buenaventura 8,072 78.3
Democratic Smiley Burrows 2,235 21.7
Total votes 10,307 100.0
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General election

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Hawaii's 2nd Senate District general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joy San Buenaventura 14,225 75.2
Aloha ʻĀina Party Ron Ka-Ipo 4,694 24.8
Total votes 18,919 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 5

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Hawaii's 5th Senate District general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gilbert Keith-Agaran (incumbent) 13,891 64.3
Republican Christy Gusman 6,683 31.9
Aloha ʻĀina Party Rynette Keen 1,028 4.8
Total votes 21,602 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 8

Incumbent Democrat and Senate President Ron Kouchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 9

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Hawaii's 9th Senate District general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stanley Chang (incumbent) 19,109 61.9
Republican Sam Slom 11,762 38.1
Total votes 30,871 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 10

Democratic primary

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Hawaii's 10th Senate District Democratic primary, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Les Ihara Jr. (incumbent) 8,340 68.2
Democratic Vicki Higgins 2,576 21.1
Democratic Jesus Arriola 1,306 10.7
Total votes 12,222 100.0
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General election
Incumbent Democrat Les Ihara Jr. was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Brian Taniguchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 13

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Hawaii's 13th Senate District Democratic primary, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karl Rhoads (incumbent) 8,264 86.4
Democratic Kevin "Shadow" McDonald 1,302 13.6
Total votes 9,566 100.0
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General election
Incumbent Democrat Karl Rhoads was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Donna Mercado Kim was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Glenn Wakai was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 16 (special)

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Hawaii's 16th Senate District special general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bennette Misalucha (incumbent) 11,508 52.7
Republican Kelly Kitashima 10,335 47.3
Total votes 21,843 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 19

Democratic primary

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Hawaii's 19th Senate District Democratic primary, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rida Cabanilla 4,553 63.0
Democratic John Clark III 2,677 37.0
Total votes 7,230 100.0
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General election

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Hawaii's 19th Senate District general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kurt Fevella (incumbent) 12,345 58.3
Democratic Rida Cabanilla 8,813 41.7
Total votes 21,158 100.0
Republican hold
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District 20

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Hawaii's 20th Senate District general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Gabbard (incumbent) 13,967 69.4
Libertarian Feena Bonoan 6,172 30.6
Total votes 20,139 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 22

Democratic primary

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Hawaii's 22nd Senate District Democratic primary, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent) 8,533 85.6
Democratic Thora-Jean Cuaresma 1,439 14.4
Total votes 9,972 100.0
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General election

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Hawaii's 22nd Senate District general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent) 13,612 70.3
Republican John Miller 5,755 29.7
Total votes 19,367 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 25

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Hawaii's 25th Senate District general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Lee 17,733 65.0
Republican Kristina Kim-Marshall 9,567 35.0
Total votes 27,300 100.0
Democratic hold
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