1976Final resultsSpecial election
1976 special election for Hawaii Senate District 7
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
W. Buddy Soares (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Keo Nakama (D) by 6.7 points.
W. Buddy SoaresRepublican · winner
53.4%24,348
Keo NakamaDemocrat
46.6%21,289
45,637 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)