1988Final resultsSpecial election
1988 special election for Hawaii Senate District 8
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Mike McCartney (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Gary O. Walker (R) by 47.6 points.
Mike McCartneyDemocrat · winner
73.8%10,412
Gary O. WalkerRepublican
26.2%3,693
14,105 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