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2000Final results

2000 election for Hawaii Senate District 20

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

Brian Kanno (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Henry L. Makini (R) by 0.4 points.

Brian KannoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.0%8,862
Henry L. MakiniRepublican
48.7%8,796
Wade A. ThodeLibertarian
2.3%411
18,069 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+23.61996D+0.42000D+25.02006D+24.12010D+43.82012R+4.12026

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

The candidates

Brian Kanno (D)Henry L. Makini (R)

Also on the ballot: Wade A. Thode (Libertarian), 2.3%