2026Still countingUnofficial results
2026 election for Hawaii House District 45
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Chris Muraoka leads Kalehua Kaopua by 8.3 points. The race has not been called.
Chris MuraokaRepublican · leading · incumbent
54.2%2,441
Kalehua KaopuaDemocrat
45.8%2,065
4,506 votes
Source: Hawaii Office of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
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.
No DemocratChris Muraoka
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Raised by the campaign
$43.9K
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Spent by the campaign
$32K
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Cash on hand
$31K
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.
- Kalehua Kaopua
- 36%
- Chris Muraoka
- 64%
- Projected margin
- R+2.7