1978Final results
1978 election for Hawaii Senate District 2
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
2 seats: Henry Takitani (D), Mamoru Yamasaki (D) won.
2 seatsHenry TakitaniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.8%13,990
Mamoru YamasakiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
37.6%13,537
Doug ShanamanRepublican
23.6%8,502
36,029 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