Staggered Senate
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Hawaii › Hawaii State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Hawaii State Senate District 5
Troy Hashimoto has no major-party opponent.
Troy Hashimoto has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Troy Hashimoto
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+27: 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
- 55,362
- People per km²
- 180
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 28%
- White, no degree
- 10%of adults
- White 13%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 1%
- Asian 46%
- Other / multiracial 32%
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
18,952 two-party votes · D+25.2 · D+26.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)62.6%
Donald Trump (R)37.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
21,602 votes · D+35.0✓ Gil S Coloma Keith-Agaran (D)64.3%
Christy Kajiwara-Gusman (R)30.9%
Rynette Ipo Keen (—)4.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
20,806 two-party votes · D+33.0 · D+28.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)66.5%
Donald Trump (R)33.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
13,883 two-party votes · D+48.4 · D+46.2 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)74.2%
Donald Trump (R)25.8%
2014 Earlier district lines
13,919 votes · D+40.4✓ Gil S Coloma Keithagaran (D)70.2%
Joe Kamaka (R)29.8%