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1986Final results

1986 election for Hawaii Senate District 17

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

Anthony K. U. Chang (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Michael Lilly (R) by 12.7 points.

Anthony K. U. ChangDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%7,493
Michael LillyRepublican
43.6%5,803
13,296 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+12.71986D+51.01994D+46.22002D+38.42004D+37.72018D+30.42022

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