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1998Final results

1998 election for Hawaii Senate District 6

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

Avery B. Chumbley (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Lafond (R) by 27.4 points.

Avery B. ChumbleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%9,630
Richard LafondRepublican
31.7%5,170
Michael M. DyerLibertarian
9.2%1,497
16,297 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+68.21986D+38.11990D+7.41994D+27.41998D+41.72004D+45.02012

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