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Hawaii House District 18
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
James (Jamie) Wataru leads Joe Gedeon by 5.3 points. The race has not been called.
James (Jamie) WataruDemocrat · leading
52.7%5,821
Joe GedeonRepublican · incumbent
47.3%5,234
11,055 votes
Source: Hawaii Office of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
James (Jamie) WataruJoe Gedeon
$84.1K
Raised by the campaign
$130.8K
$38.5K
Spent by the campaign
$109K
$45.6K
Cash on hand
$21.8K
Campaign money: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- James (Jamie) Wataru
- >99%
- Joe Gedeon
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+30.9