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1998Final results

1998 election for Hawaii House District 12

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Hermina Morita (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Jay J. Furfaro (R) by 13.8 points.

Hermina MoritaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%4,859
Jay J. FurfaroRepublican
43.1%3,679
8,538 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+53.41988D+21.21990D+11.51992D+13.81998R+16.82002D+6.62004

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