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1978Final results

1978 election for Hawaii House District 1

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Jack K. Suwa (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Floyd W. Pulham (R) by 41.4 points.

Jack K. SuwaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%4,860
Floyd W. PulhamRepublican
29.3%2,015
6,875 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+53.11972D+33.71974D+35.91976D+41.41978D+39.61990D+54.21992

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