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1978Final results

1978 election for Hawaii Senate District 2

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

2 seats: Henry Takitani (D), Mamoru Yamasaki (D) won.

2 seats
Henry 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

EvenD+7.31974D+22.81978D+30.31980D+77.31984D+68.51988D+61.91992

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