1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Hawaii House District 15
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
6 seats: Dorothy Devereux (R), Katsugo Miho (R), Stuart Ho (D), Charles Ushijima (D), James Y. Shigemura (D), Hiram Fong Jr. (R) won.
6 seatsDorothy DevereuxRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.6%15,315
Katsugo MihoRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.3%14,856
Stuart HoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.2%14,751
Charles UshijimaDemocrat · winner
10.1%14,562
James Y. ShigemuraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.5%13,701
Hiram Fong Jr.Republican · winner
9.2%13,297
Clarence AkizakiDemocrat · incumbent
9.2%13,295
George K. NoguchiDemocrat · incumbent
9.1%13,164
Richard A. Cooke Jr.Republican
8.1%11,779
Alfred A. ApakaRepublican
6.3%9,115
John J. GomezRepublican
4.5%6,448
Chris P. Zivalich Jr.Democrat
3.2%4,585
144,868 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Dorothy Devereux (R)Katsugo Miho (R)Stuart Ho (D)Charles Ushijima (D)James Y. Shigemura (D)Hiram Fong Jr. (R)Clarence Akizaki (D)George K. Noguchi (D)Richard A. Cooke Jr. (R)Alfred A. Apaka (R)
Also on the ballot: John J. Gomez (Republican), 4.5%; Chris P. Zivalich Jr. (Democrat), 3.2%