2024Final results
2024 election for Hawaii Senate District 23
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Brenton Awa (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Ben Shafer (D) by 5.5 points.
Brenton AwaRepublican · winner
52.7%10,594
Ben ShaferDemocrat
47.3%9,495
The same year, the district voted D+9.3 for president; this race was R+5.5, a split ticket.20,089 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)