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1998Final results

1998 election for Hawaii House District 28

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Dennis A. Arakaki (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Mel Daoangchew (R) by 47.3 points.

Dennis A. ArakakiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%4,616
Mel DaoangchewRepublican
26.3%1,650
6,266 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+0.91988D+0.91990D+47.31998D+2.52004D+4.32006D+9.72010

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