1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Hawaii House District 16
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Joan Hayes (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Paul L. Lacy (R) by 3.1 points.
Joan HayesDemocrat · winner
51.5%2,963
Paul L. LacyRepublican · incumbent
48.5%2,787
5,750 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET