Hawaii State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Hawaii Senate District 7
A district of about 55,000 people, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+34.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Lynn DeCoite (D) · won72.8%
- Gabby Macaraeg (R)27.2%
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
20 races since 1968. 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 | Lynn DeCoite (D) | Gabby Macaraeg (R) | 45.7 |
| 2022 | Lynn DeCoite (D) | Tamara McKay (R) | 51.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | J. Kalani English (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2014 | J. Kalani English (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | J. Kalani English (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 special | Ron Kouchi (D) | David R. Hamman (R) | 39.6 |
| 2008 | Gary L. Hooser (D) | Joanne S. Georgi (R) | 51.7 |
| 2004 | Gary L. Hooser (D) | Mary Anne W. Kusaka (R) | 32.6 |
| 2002 | Gary L. Hooser (D) | Rosie Holt (R) | 46.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Jonathan J. Chun (D) | Robert Measel Jr. (R) | 76.6 |
| 1994 | Lehua Fernandessalling (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Gerald T. Hagino (D) | Jack M. Magann (R) | 38.0 |
| 1986 | Gerald T. Hagino (D) | Yoshiro Nakamura (R) | 15.8 |
| 1982 | Steve Cobb (D) | David W. Porter (R) | 69.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Dennis Oconnor · W. Buddy Soares (DEM) | — | Unopposed |
| 1978 | Steve Cobb · Patricia Saiki · Dennis Oconnor · W. Buddy Soares (DEM) | Donald Nishimura (D) | 2.9 |
| 1976 special | W. Buddy Soares (R) | Keo Nakama (D) | 6.7 |
| 1974 | Patricia Saiki · Fred Rohlfing · Dennis Oconnor · Donald Nishimura (REP) | Tennyson Lum (R) | 1.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Fred Rohlfing · Donald Nishimura · Tennyson Lum · Kenneth F. Brown (REP) | Tom Kay (R) | 2.7 |
| 1968 | Donald Nishimura · Kenneth F. Brown (D) | Cliff W. Krueger (R) | 0.3 |
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 7
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 7'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+35.6 |
| U.S. Senate | D+46.6 |
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 7.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lowest of 25 seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Less dense than 96% 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 332% college gradsD+24.1Not up in 2026District 4
35% college gradsD+29.6Not up in 2026District 2
24% college gradsD+29.6CountingDistrict 6
33% college gradsD+24.5Not 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