1996Final results
1996 election for Hawaii House District 16
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Gene Ward (R) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating William D. Hoshijo (D) by 41.1 points.
Gene WardRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.6%6,323
William D. HoshijoDemocrat
29.4%2,639
8,962 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET