2004Final results
2004 election for Hawaii's 1st District
U.S. House · Hawaii
Neil Abercrombie (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Dalton Tanonaka (R) by 29.0 points.
Neil AbercrombieDemocrat · winner
63.0%128,567
Dalton TanonakaRepublican
34.0%69,371
Elyssa "erin O'Bryn" YoungLibertarian
3.1%6,243
204,181 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Neil AbercrombieDalton Tanonaka
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$238.7K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$238.6K
$382.5K
Cash on hand
$43
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004
The candidates
Neil Abercrombie (D)Dalton Tanonaka (R)
Also on the ballot: Elyssa "erin O'Bryn" Young (Libertarian), 3.1%