2002Final results
2002 election for Hawaii Senate District 9
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Les Ihara (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Gladys Gerlich Hayes (R) by 36.8 points.
Les IharaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%11,328
Gladys Gerlich HayesRepublican
31.6%5,228
16,556 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