2008Final results
2008 election for Hawaii Senate District 5
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Rosalyn Baker (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Jan Shields (R) by 15.0 points.
Rosalyn BakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%8,506
Jan ShieldsRepublican
42.5%6,286
14,792 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