2018Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
2018 special election for Hawaii Senate District 19
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Kurt Fevella (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Matthew S. Lopresti (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kurt FevellaRepublican · winner
50.5%6,204
Matthew S. LoprestiDemocrat
49.5%6,087
12,291 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 2018
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET