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1996Final results

1996 election for Hawaii Senate District 11

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

Brian T. Taniguchi (D) won with 75.8% of the vote, defeating John James (R) by 51.7 points.

Brian T. TaniguchiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.8%10,309
John JamesRepublican
24.2%3,286
13,595 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

EvenD+49.01994 specialD+51.71996D+52.52000D+22.22002D+45.32006D+60.92012

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