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1998Final results

1998 election for Hawaii House District 18

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Calvin K. Y. Say (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Kinoshita (R) by 39.6 points.

Calvin K. Y. SayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%5,452
28.9%2,300
Ed SchmittOther party
2.7%213
7,965 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+6.71990D+64.81992D+47.51996D+39.61998D+65.32000D+7.42004

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

The candidates

Calvin K. Y. Say (D)Joseph A. Kinoshita (R)

Also on the ballot: Ed Schmitt (Other party), 2.7%