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1970 election for Hawaii House District 3

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Joseph Garcia Jr. (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Mac Villaverde (D) by 27.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Joseph Garcia Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
63.5%2,536
36.5%1,458
3,994 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 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+33.21974R+6.71982D+63.71986D+49.31988D+40.81996D+52.61998

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