1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Hawaii House District 46
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Whitney Anderson (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Russell J. Sakamoto (D) by 1.8 points.
Whitney AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%3,334
Russell J. SakamotoDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%3,218
6,552 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