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1988Final results

1988 election for Hawaii House District 9

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Joseph M. Souki (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Patricia M. Elf (R) by 29.9 points.

Joseph M. SoukiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%4,617
Patricia M. ElfRepublican
35.0%2,489
7,106 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+49.21978D+9.51982D+25.01984D+29.91988D+34.31990D+29.01996

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