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2008Final results

2008 election for Hawaii House District 45

Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii

Maile S. L. Shimabukuro (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Derek A. Gapol (R) by 54.0 points.

Maile S. L. ShimabukuroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.0%3,922
Derek A. GapolRepublican
23.0%1,172
5,094 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+21.42002D+47.32004D+55.22006D+54.02008D+16.42010R+1.72012

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