1972Final results
1972 election for Hawaii House District 8
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
2 seats: Dennis Oconnor (D), W. Buddy Soares (R) won.
2 seatsDennis OconnorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.9%9,083
W. Buddy SoaresRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.2%8,274
Ronald AuDemocrat
23.4%7,117
Norm N. KonoRepublican
19.4%5,894
30,368 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