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1998Final results

1998 election for Hawaii House District 16

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Bertha F. K. Leong (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Jon Ishimi (D) by 15.5 points.

Bertha F. K. LeongRepublican · winner
57.8%5,449
Jon IshimiDemocrat
42.2%3,983
9,432 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

EvenR+45.11992R+65.81994R+41.11996R+15.51998D+41.02002D+43.82004

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