2002Final results
2002 election for Hawaii Senate District 23
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Melodie William Aduja (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Lacene Terri (R) by 4.8 points.
Melodie William AdujaDemocrat · winner
52.4%7,800
Lacene TerriRepublican
47.6%7,090
14,890 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