2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Hawaii State Senate election results, district by district
Every Hawaii State Senate district in the 2008 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 25 seats
After the electionD 22 · R 3
Races12
Changed party2
Unopposed42%5 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 12
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Dwight Y. Takamine (D) | 26.4 | |
| SD-3 | Josh Green (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-5 | Rosalyn Baker (D) | 15.0 | |
| SD-6 | J. Kalani English (D) | 58.7 | |
| SD-7 | Gary L. Hooser (D) | 51.7 | |
| SD-12 | Brickwood M. Galuteria (D) | 5.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-16 | David Ige (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Michelle Kidani (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Clarence Nishihara (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Colleen Hanabusa (D) | 54.1 | |
| SD-22 | Robert Bunda (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Clayton Hee (D) | 34.1 |
Hawaii State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner