1996Final results
1996 election for Hawaii House District 6
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
David Tarnas (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Rick McDermott (R) by 14.0 points.
David TarnasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%4,106
Rick McDermottRepublican
43.0%3,097
7,203 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