1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Hawaii Senate District 7
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
4 seats: Patricia Saiki (R), Fred Rohlfing (R), Dennis Oconnor (D), Donald Nishimura (D) won.
4 seatsPatricia SaikiRepublican · winner
19.1%28,264
Fred RohlfingRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.2%27,030
Dennis OconnorDemocrat · winner
17.9%26,572
Donald NishimuraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%22,689
Tennyson LumRepublican · incumbent
14.0%20,720
David H. C. LeeDemocrat
8.6%12,760
Wayne C. ThiessenRepublican
6.9%10,207
148,242 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET