2024Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2024 election for Hawaii Senate District 22
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Samantha DeCorte (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Cedric Asuega Gates (D) by 9.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Samantha DeCorteRepublican · winner
54.5%6,859
Cedric Asuega GatesDemocrat
45.5%5,725
The same year, the district voted R+6.2 for president; this race was R+9.0.12,584 votes
Source: Hawaii Office of ElectionsUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: Hawaii Office of ElectionsUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM ET