1996Final results
1996 election for Hawaii Senate District 9
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Matt Matsunaga (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Neff (R) by 39.3 points.
Matt MatsunagaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%12,076
Ronald J. NeffRepublican
30.3%5,260
17,336 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