1982Final results
1982 election for Hawaii House District 18
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Brian T. Taniguchi (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Ross M. Nishioka (R) by 43.3 points.
Brian T. TaniguchiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%5,165
Ross M. NishiokaRepublican
28.4%2,046
7,211 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