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1986Final results

1986 election for Hawaii House District 16

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Jimmy Wong (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Walter Decker (R) by 32.3 points.

Jimmy WongDemocrat · winner
66.2%4,055
Walter DeckerRepublican
33.8%2,074
6,129 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+23.11980D+3.11982D+28.21984D+32.31986D+28.91988D+37.91990

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