1998Final results
1998 election for Hawaii House District 5
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Paul Whalen (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Virginia Isbell (D) by 8.2 points.
Paul WhalenRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%4,553
Virginia IsbellDemocrat
45.9%3,860
8,413 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