RepublicanIncumbent
Hawaii › Hawaii House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Hawaii House District 38
Lauren Cheape Matsumoto has no major-party opponent.
Lauren Cheape Matsumoto has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+20: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 24,932
- People per km²
- 759
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 46%
- White, no degree
- 6%of adults
- White 11%
- Hispanic 12%
- Black 2%
- Asian 42%
- Other / multiracial 33%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
12,194 votes · R+43.9✓ CHEAPE MATSUMOTO, Lauren (R)72.0%
OZAWA, Alexander Kekuanao'a (D)28.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
12,420 two-party votes · D+18.1 · D+19.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)59.0%
Donald Trump (R)41.0%
2022
10,407 votes · R+34.0✓ Lauren Cheape Matsumoto (R)67.0%
Marilyn B Lee (D)33.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
14,936 two-party votes · D+26.6 · D+22.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)63.3%
Donald Trump (R)36.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
10,552 two-party votes · D+24.2 · D+21.9 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)62.1%
Donald Trump (R)37.9%