1992Final results
1992 election for Hawaii Senate District 5
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Joe Tanaka (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Elkins (R) by 42.1 points.
Joe TanakaDemocrat · winner
71.0%9,479
Paul ElkinsRepublican
29.0%3,865
13,344 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET