1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Hawaii House District 19
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Ed Bybee (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating John J. Medeiros (R) by 1.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ed BybeeDemocrat · winner
50.5%3,832
John J. MedeirosRepublican · incumbent
49.5%3,749
7,581 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET