1988Final results
1988 election for Hawaii's 1st District
U.S. House · Hawaii
Patricia Saiki (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Mary Bitterman (D) by 11.6 points.
Patricia SaikiRepublican · winner
54.7%96,848
Mary BittermanDemocrat
43.2%76,394
Blase HarrisLibertarian
2.1%3,778
177,020 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 1988
Races before and after
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.
Mary BittermanPatricia Saiki
$681.4K
Raised by the campaign
$729.4K
$638.4K
Spent by the campaign
$713.5K
$43.1K
Cash on hand
$24.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Blase Harris $5.4K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1988.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1988