1978Final results
1978 election for Hawaii House District 18
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
2 seats: Mitsuo Uechi (D), James Wakatsuki (D) won.
2 seatsMitsuo UechiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.2%7,803
James WakatsukiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
37.4%6,752
Willie LaiRepublican
19.4%3,504
18,059 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET