1978Final results
1978 election for Hawaii Senate District 4
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
4 seats: Ben Cayetano (D), Joe Kuroda (D), Patsy Kikue Young (D), Norman Mizuguchi (D) won.
4 seatsBen CayetanoDemocrat · winner
23.0%40,031
Joe KurodaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.1%38,432
Patsy Kikue YoungDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.4%37,273
Norman MizuguchiDemocrat · winner
19.3%33,563
Pol R. RagasaRepublican
7.2%12,579
Fred E. BergeRepublican
4.1%7,091
Robert CongerRepublican
2.9%5,098
174,067 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
The candidates
Ben Cayetano (D)Joe Kuroda (D)Patsy Kikue Young (D)Norman Mizuguchi (D)Pol R. Ragasa (R)
Also on the ballot: Fred E. Berge (Republican), 4.1%; Robert Conger (Republican), 2.9%