Hawaii State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Hawaii Senate District 22
A district of about 50,000 people, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+9.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024 · changed party- Samantha DeCorte (R) · won54.5%
- Cedric Asuega Gates (D)45.5%
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
15 races since 1982; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Samantha DeCorte (R)Flip | Cedric Asuega Gates (D) | 9.0 |
| 2022 | Maile S. L. Shimabukuro (D) | Samantha DeCorte (R) | 0.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Donovan Dela Cruz (D) | John E. Miller (R) | 40.6 |
| 2016 | Donovan Dela Cruz (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Donovan Dela Cruz (D) | Charles Aki (R) | 47.1 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 special | Donovan Dela Cruz (D) | Charles Aki (R) | 41.9 |
| 2008 | Robert Bunda (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Robert Bunda (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Robert Bunda (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Robert Bunda (D) | Tuisamau Alailima (R) | 55.1 |
| 1994 | Robert Bunda (D) | Jack M. Magann (R) | 48.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Eloise Y. Tungpalan (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 special | Eloise Y. Tungpalan (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Joe Kuroda (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Charles T. Toguchi (D) | Jimmy Wong (R) | 13.2 |
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 22
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22's area in each.
- U.S. House
- HI-2 100%
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 | R+6.2 |
| U.S. Senate | D+11.4 |
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 22.
Lowest of 25 seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Lowest of 25 seats.
Less dense than 62% 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 2128% college gradsR+1.6Held DDistrict 20
35% college gradsR+3.2CountingDistrict 23
35% college gradsD+11.3Not up in 2026District 15
30% college gradsD+15.8Held 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