1980Final results
1980 election for Hawaii House District 26
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Russell J. Sakamoto (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Leighton K. Kaonohi (R) by 13.8 points.
Russell J. SakamotoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%3,604
Leighton K. KaonohiRepublican
43.1%2,731
6,335 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET