1970Final results
1970 election for Hawaii House District 8
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
2 seats: W. Buddy Soares (R), Dennis Oconnor (D) won.
2 seatsW. Buddy SoaresRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.3%7,089
Dennis OconnorDemocrat · winner
24.0%5,599
Daniel Clement Jr.Republican
23.4%5,458
Nani HigashinoDemocrat
22.4%5,225
23,371 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET