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1988Final results

1988 election for Hawaii House District 37

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Dennis A. Arakaki (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Art Perez (R) by 46.0 points.

Dennis A. ArakakiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.4%3,595
Art PerezRepublican
26.4%1,312
Ronald PrayLibertarian
1.2%59
4,966 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

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

The candidates

Dennis A. Arakaki (D)Art Perez (R)

Also on the ballot: Ronald Pray (Libertarian), 1.2%