1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Hawaii House District 23
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Charles T. Toguchi (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating George W. Clarke (R) by 22.4 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Charles T. ToguchiDemocrat · winner
58.4%4,201
George W. ClarkeRepublican · incumbent
36.0%2,591
Debbie FigueroaIndependent
5.5%399
7,191 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)