2002Final results
2002 election for Hawaii Senate District 8
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Sam Slom (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Frances Kagawa (D) by 25.3 points.
Sam SlomRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%12,616
Frances KagawaDemocrat
37.4%7,526
20,142 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