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1998Final results

1998 election for Hawaii House District 23

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Ed Case (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Walter P. Yim (R) by 43.2 points.

Ed CaseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%6,216
Walter P. YimRepublican
27.1%2,398
Lauri A. CleggOther party
2.5%219
8,833 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+70.01986R+4.31990D+34.91996D+43.21998R+51.62002R+21.92004

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

The candidates

Ed Case (D)Walter P. Yim (R)

Also on the ballot: Lauri A. Clegg (Other party), 2.5%