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1996Final results

1996 election for Hawaii House District 3

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Eric G. Hamakawa (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Arthurs (R) by 40.8 points.

Eric G. HamakawaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%6,506
Bob ArthursRepublican
29.6%2,738
9,244 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

EvenR+6.71982D+63.71986D+49.31988D+40.81996D+52.61998D+10.92002

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