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1976Final results

1976 election for Hawaii House District 27

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

3 seats: Richard Kawakami (D), Tony Kunimura (D), Dennis Yamada (D) won.

3 seats
Richard KawakamiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.5%9,165
Tony KunimuraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%9,030
Dennis YamadaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.1%8,700
Edward MedeirosRepublican
19.4%6,459
33,354 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

EvenD+35.01986D+60.71988D+43.81994D+1.21996D+0.31998D+46.22000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET