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1968Final results

1968 election for Hawaii Senate District 5

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

2 seats: George Ariyoshi (D), Sakae Takahashi (D) won.

2 seats
George AriyoshiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.3%22,157
Sakae TakahashiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.2%19,827
Alvin K. IsaacsRepublican
14.4%8,127
Pedro OducayenRepublican
11.0%6,208
56,319 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

EvenR+7.31986R+21.11990D+42.11992D+11.82000D+2.82002D+17.02004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET