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2003Final resultsSpecial election

2003 special election for Hawaii's 2nd District

U.S. House · Hawaii

Ed Case (D) won with 43.7% of the vote, defeating Matt Matsunaga (D) by 13.2 points.

Ed CaseDemocrat · winner
43.7%33,002
Matt MatsunagaDemocrat
30.5%23,050
Colleen HanabusaDemocrat
8.0%6,046
Barbara MarumotoRepublican
6.0%4,497
Bob McDermottRepublican
5.7%4,298
Chris HalfordRepublican
1.0%728
Kimo KaloiRepublican
0.8%642
John S. CarrollRepublican
0.7%521
Frank FasiRepublican
0.6%483
Mark McNettNonpartisan
0.6%449
Jim RathRepublican
0.5%414
Richard HaakeRepublican
0.3%212
Nelson SecretarioRepublican
0.3%208
Whitney AndersonRepublican
0.3%201
Ron JacobsNonpartisan
0.1%91
Nick NikhilanandaGreen
0.1%75
Brian G. ColeDemocrat
0.1%69
Kekoa David KaapuDemocrat
0.1%68
Lloyd J. "jeff" MallanLibertarian
0.1%58
Sophie MataafaNonpartisan
0.1%52
Doug FairhurstRepublican
0.1%38
Michael GagneDemocrat
0.0%35
Carolyn Martinez GolojuchRepublican
0.0%29
Gregory GoodwinGreen
0.0%27
Rich PayneRepublican
0.0%25
Clarence WeatherwaxRepublican
0.0%25
Kabba AnandNonpartisan
0.0%24
Dan VierraNonpartisan
0.0%22
John SabeyRepublican
0.0%20
Pat RoccoDemocrat
0.0%19
Bill RussellNonpartisan
0.0%18
Steve SparksNonpartisan
0.0%17
Solomon WongNonpartisan
0.0%16
Art ReyesDemocrat
0.0%15
Paul BritosDemocrat
0.0%13
S.j. HarlanNonpartisan
0.0%11
Charles CollinsDemocrat
0.0%10
Jack RandallNonpartisan
0.0%9
Steve TataiiDemocrat
0.0%9
Mike RethmanRepublican
0.0%8
Marshall TurnerNonpartisan
0.0%8
Herbert JensenDemocrat
0.0%6
Alan GanoNonpartisan
0.0%3
Bartle RowlandNonpartisan
0.0%3
75,574 votes

Source: Federal Election CommissionUpdated Oct 3, 2026, 3:20 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2003

Races before and after

EvenD+16.22002D+66.22003 special electionD+25.52004D+22.12006

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Matt MatsunagaBarbara Marumoto
$170.6K
Raised by the campaign
$106K
$202.4K
Spent by the campaign
$118.6K
$8.5K
Cash on hand
$0

Other candidates' campaigns: Colleen Hanabusa $73.7K · Kimo Kaloi $20.2K · Bob McDermott $3K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004; FEC, through Sep 30, 2003.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004

The candidates

Ed Case (D)Matt Matsunaga (D)Colleen Hanabusa (D)Barbara Marumoto (R)Bob McDermott (R)

Also on the ballot: Chris Halford (Republican), 1.0%; Kimo Kaloi (Republican), 0.8%; John S. Carroll (Republican), 0.7%; Frank Fasi (Republican), 0.6%; Mark McNett (Nonpartisan), 0.6%; Jim Rath (Republican), 0.5%; Richard Haake (Republican), 0.3%; Nelson Secretario (Republican), 0.3%; Whitney Anderson (Republican), 0.3%; Ron Jacobs (Nonpartisan), 0.1%; Nick Nikhilananda (Green), 0.1%; Brian G. Cole (Democrat), 0.1%; Kekoa David Kaapu (Democrat), 0.1%; Lloyd J. "jeff" Mallan (Libertarian), 0.1%; Sophie Mataafa (Nonpartisan), 0.1%; Doug Fairhurst (Republican), 0.1%; Michael Gagne (Democrat), 0.0%; Carolyn Martinez Golojuch (Republican), 0.0%; Gregory Goodwin (Green), 0.0%; Rich Payne (Republican), 0.0%; Clarence Weatherwax (Republican), 0.0%; Kabba Anand (Nonpartisan), 0.0%; Dan Vierra (Nonpartisan), 0.0%; John Sabey (Republican), 0.0%; Pat Rocco (Democrat), 0.0%; Bill Russell (Nonpartisan), 0.0%; Steve Sparks (Nonpartisan), 0.0%; Solomon Wong (Nonpartisan), 0.0%; Art Reyes (Democrat), 0.0%; Paul Britos (Democrat), 0.0%; S.j. Harlan (Nonpartisan), 0.0%; Charles Collins (Democrat), 0.0%; Jack Randall (Nonpartisan), 0.0%; Steve Tataii (Democrat), 0.0%; Mike Rethman (Republican), 0.0%; Marshall Turner (Nonpartisan), 0.0%; Herbert Jensen (Democrat), 0.0%; Alan Gano (Nonpartisan), 0.0%; Bartle Rowland (Nonpartisan), 0.0%