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1996Final results

1996 election for Hawaii Senate District 2

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

Richard Matsuura (D) won with 80.3% of the vote, defeating Stewart K. Boyd (R) by 60.5 points.

Richard MatsuuraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.3%13,601
Stewart K. BoydRepublican
19.7%3,343
16,944 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+77.31984D+68.51988D+61.91992D+60.51996D+78.71998 specialD+22.92000

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