Hawaii State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Hawaii Senate District 16
A district of about 42,000 people, 59% Asian, 44% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+28.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Brandon Elefante (D) · won73.6%
- Pat Beekman (R)26.4%
Source: Hawaii Office of ElectionsUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM ET
Where it sits among all 25 seats
Every Hawaii State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
14 races since 1986. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Brandon Elefante (D) | Pat Beekman (R) | 47.2 |
| 2022 | Brandon Elefante (D) | Pat Beekman (R) | 48.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 special | Bennette Misalucha (D) | Kelly Puamailani Kitashima (R) | 5.4 |
| 2018 | Breene Harimoto (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2014 | Breene Harimoto (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | David Ige (D) | Mike Greco (R) | 58.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | David Ige (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | David Ige (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | David Ige (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Norman Sakamoto (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Norman Sakamoto (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Rey Graulty (D) | Willard Beard (R) | 55.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Russell Blair (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Russell Blair (D) | — | Unopposed |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 16
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 16's area in each.
- U.S. House
- HI-1 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+30.0 |
| U.S. Senate | D+38.0 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 25 seats. Small marks are other seats in Hawaii. The black marker is District 16.
Higher than 75% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Higher than 58% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Denser than 58% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1337% college gradsD+35.8CountingDistrict 12
49% college gradsD+35.5Not up in 2026District 14
28% college gradsD+20.2Held DDistrict 5
28% college gradsD+27.1Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET