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Hawaii › Hawaii State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Hawaii State Senate District 17
Donovan Dela Cruz has no major-party opponent.
Donovan Dela Cruz has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Donovan Dela Cruz
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+18: 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
- 59,902
- People per km²
- 444
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 36%
- White, no degree
- 7%of adults
- White 11%
- Hispanic 12%
- Black 2%
- Asian 44%
- Other / multiracial 31%
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
21,689 two-party votes · D+15.8 · D+17.3 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)57.9%
Donald Trump (R)42.1%
2022
17,723 votes · D+30.4✓ Donovan Delacruz (D)65.2%
Anna Misako Hudson (R)34.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
22,935 two-party votes · D+23.6 · D+19.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)61.8%
Donald Trump (R)38.2%
2018 Earlier district lines
11,366 votes · D+37.7✓ Clarence Nishihara (D)68.9%
Roger Clemente (R)31.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
16,416 two-party votes · D+24.7 · D+22.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)62.3%
Donald Trump (R)37.7%
2014 Earlier district lines
11,847 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Clarence Nishihara (D)70.2%
Roger Clemente (I)29.8%