1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Hawaii House District 44
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Emily J. Auwae (R) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Merwyn Seichi Jones (D) by 0.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Emily J. AuwaeRepublican · winner
49.1%2,597
Merwyn Seichi JonesDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%2,576
Glen ElliottLibertarian
2.2%119
5,292 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET