1978Final results
1978 election for Hawaii House District 26
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Russell J. Sakamoto (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Don Eastvold (R) by 7.6 points.
Russell J. SakamotoDemocrat · winner
53.8%3,158
Don EastvoldRepublican
46.2%2,714
5,872 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