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1986Final results

1986 election for Hawaii House District 40

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Karen K. Horita (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Nathan C. Dement (R) by 48.9 points.

Karen K. HoritaDemocrat · winner
74.4%5,051
25.6%1,734
6,785 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+20.01994D+42.71998D+18.22000R+21.72002R+44.52004D+4.82006

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