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1986Final results

1986 election for Hawaii House District 37

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Dennis A. Arakaki (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Mel E. Europa (R) by 41.6 points.

Dennis A. ArakakiDemocrat · winner
70.8%3,377
Mel E. EuropaRepublican
29.2%1,393
4,770 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

EvenD+46.01988D+27.91994D+55.31998R+2.32002D+4.62004D+48.72006

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