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2008Final results

2008 election for Hawaii House District 41

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Jon Riki Karamatsu (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Rito Saniatan (R) by 14.5 points.

Jon Riki KaramatsuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%4,128
Rito SaniatanRepublican
42.7%3,082
7,210 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+10.12000D+14.72004D+18.62006D+14.52008D+46.72010D+22.72012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET