1982Final results
1982 election for Hawaii Senate District 3
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Malama Solomon (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating John F. Burns Jr. (R) by 13.5 points.
Malama SolomonDemocrat · winner
56.7%7,272
John F. Burns Jr.Republican
43.3%5,545
12,817 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