2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Hawaii House District 21
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Scott Y. Nishimoto (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Mindy Jaffe (R) by 9.1 points.
Scott Y. NishimotoDemocrat · winner
54.5%4,140
Mindy JaffeRepublican · incumbent
45.5%3,452
7,592 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET