2008Final results
2008 election for Hawaii Senate District 1
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Dwight Y. Takamine (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Ted H. S. Hong (R) by 26.4 points.
Dwight Y. TakamineDemocrat · winner
63.2%12,972
Ted H. S. HongRepublican
36.8%7,560
20,532 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET