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1982Final results

1982 election for Hawaii Senate District 7

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

Steve Cobb (D) won with 84.8% of the vote, defeating David W. Porter (R) by 69.6 points.

Steve CobbDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.8%14,257
David W. PorterRepublican
15.2%2,555
16,812 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+4.51974R+6.71976 specialR+10.51978D+69.61982D+15.81986D+38.01990

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