Hawaii State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Hawaii Senate District 3
A district of about 58,000 people, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+24.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Dru Kanuha (D) · won67.6%
- Kurt (Sulli) Sullivan (R)32.4%
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
19 races since 1968; 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 | Dru Kanuha (D) | Kurt (Sulli) Sullivan (R) | 35.3 |
| 2022 | Dru Kanuha (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Dru Kanuha (D) | Michael L. Last (I) | 58.7 |
| 2014 | Josh Green (D) | Michael L. Last (I) | 64.9 |
| 2012 | Josh Green (D) | Jeff R. Lafrance (R) | 56.1 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Josh Green (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Paul Whalen (R) | Steven Fox (D) | 3.1 |
| 2002 | Paul Whalen (R) | Virginia Isbell (D) | 9.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Andy Levin (D) | Earl Fujikawa (R) | 44.9 |
| 1996 | Andy Levin (D) | Bryan Fitzgerald (R) | 35.4 |
| 1992 | Andy Levin (D) | Jonathan Hodkinson (R) | 49.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Malama Solomon (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Malama Solomon (D) | Peter Young (R) | 12.1 |
| 1982 | Malama Solomon (D) | John F. Burns Jr. (R) | 13.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Mary George · Ralph Kanichi Ajifu (R) | Jack Morse (D) | 21.8 |
| 1978 | D. G. Anderson · Mary George · Ralph Kanichi Ajifu (R) | John J. Hulten (D) | 3.0 |
| 1974 | D. G. Anderson · Mary George · John J. Hulten (REP) | George H. Mills (R) | 0.8 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | John J. Hulten · D. G. Anderson · George H. Mills (DEM) | Jimmy Clark (D) | 0.8 |
| 1968 | John J. Hulten (D) | George H. Mills (R) | 13.6 |
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 3
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 3'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 | D+28.4 |
| U.S. Senate | D+36.9 |
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 3.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 58% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Less dense than 92% 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 633% college gradsD+24.5Not up in 2026District 4
35% college gradsD+29.6Not up in 2026District 8
30% college gradsD+22.3Held DDistrict 7
32% college gradsD+34.2Not up in 2026
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