Staggered Senate
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Hawaii › Hawaii State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Hawaii State Senate District 15
Glenn Wakai has no major-party opponent.
Glenn Wakai has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Glenn Wakai
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+16: 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
- 94,042
- People per km²
- 602
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 30%
- White, no degree
- 11%of adults
- White 22%
- Hispanic 11%
- Black 4%
- Asian 38%
- Other / multiracial 25%
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 President Vote in this district
15,787 two-party votes · D+14.3 · D+15.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)57.1%
Donald Trump (R)42.9%
2022
11,646 votes · D+35.4✓ Glenn Wakai (D)67.7%
Lorene A Godfrey (R)32.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
20,405 two-party votes · D+20.2 · D+15.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)60.1%
Donald Trump (R)39.9%
2016 Earlier district lines
10,937 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Glenn Wakai (D)84.4%
Roman Kalinowski (L)15.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
13,733 two-party votes · D+32.6 · D+30.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)66.3%
Donald Trump (R)33.7%