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1982Final results

1982 election for Hawaii House District 8

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Joseph M. Souki (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Tim L. Gardner (R) by 16.8 points.

Joseph M. SoukiDemocrat · winner
58.4%3,587
Tim L. GardnerRepublican
41.6%2,555
6,142 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

EvenD+13.21974R+24.51976D+15.91978D+16.81982D+44.01992D+42.71994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET