1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Hawaii State Senate election results, district by district
Every Hawaii State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 25 seats
After the electionD 17 · R 8
Races7
Changed party0
Unopposed43%3 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 9 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Dante K. Carpenter · Richard Henderson (DEM) | 1.5 | |
| SD-2 | Mamoru Yamasaki · Gerald K. Machida (D) | 17.3 | |
| SD-3 | Mary George · Ralph Kanichi Ajifu (R) | 21.8 | |
| SD-4 | Patsy Kikue Young · Norman Mizuguchi (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Milton Holt · Richard S. H. Wong (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Clifford T. Uwaine · Ann Kobayashi (DEM) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-7 | Dennis Oconnor · W. Buddy Soares (DEM) | Unopposed |
Hawaii State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner