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1972Final results

1972 election for Hawaii House District 1

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Jack K. Suwa (D) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Sousa Bertram (R) by 53.1 points.

Jack K. SuwaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%3,606
Sousa BertramRepublican
23.5%1,105
4,711 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+53.11972D+33.71974D+35.91976D+41.41978D+39.61990D+54.21992

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