1972Final results
1972 election for Hawaii House District 12
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
3 seats: John Leopold (R), John S. Carroll (R), Herman Wedemeyer (D) won.
3 seatsJohn LeopoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.0%8,946
John S. CarrollRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.5%8,348
Herman WedemeyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.4%7,876
John W. ElliottDemocrat
17.3%7,041
Max Nakata GarciaDemocrat
10.6%4,326
Shirley Ann SaxRepublican
10.1%4,119
40,656 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET