2014Final resultsSpecial election
2014 special election for Hawaii Senate District 5
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Gil S. Coloma Keithagaran (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Kamaka (R) by 40.4 points.
Gil S. Coloma KeithagaranDemocrat · winner
70.2%9,770
Joe KamakaRepublican
29.8%4,149
13,919 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET