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1986 election for Hawaii's 1st District

U.S. House · Hawaii

Patricia Saiki (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Mufi Hannemann (D) by 21.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Patricia SaikiRepublican · winner
59.2%99,683
37.5%63,061
Blase HarrisLibertarian
3.3%5,633
168,377 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+63.71980D+67.91984R+21.81986R+11.61988D+21.31990D+49.41992

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Mufi HannemannPatricia Saiki
$517.1K
Raised by the campaign
$545.3K
$500.7K
Spent by the campaign
$536.6K
$16.4K
Cash on hand
$7.5K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1986.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1986

The candidates

Patricia Saiki (R)Mufi Hannemann (D)

Also on the ballot: Blase Harris (Libertarian), 3.3%