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1998Final resultsSpecial election

1998 special election for Hawaii Senate District 2

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

David Matsuura (D) won with 89.4% of the vote, defeating Denise Walker (R) by 78.7 points.

David MatsuuraDemocrat · winner
89.4%15,907
Denise WalkerRepublican
10.6%1,893
17,800 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+68.51988D+61.91992D+60.51996D+78.71998 specialD+22.92000D+37.12002

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