2012Final results
2012 election for Hawaii Senate District 9
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Sam Slom (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Kurt Lajala (D) by 20.3 points.
Sam SlomRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%14,934
Kurt LajalaDemocrat
39.8%9,888
24,822 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET