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Hawaii › Hawaii State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Hawaii State Senate District 8
Ron Kouchi has no major-party opponent.
Ron Kouchi has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Ron Kouchi
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+22: 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
- 73,731
- People per km²
- 22
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 30%
- White, no degree
- 18%of adults
- White 29%
- Hispanic 11%
- Black 1%
- Asian 30%
- Other / multiracial 30%
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
29,478 two-party votes · D+19.9 · D+21.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)60.0%
Donald Trump (R)40.0%
2022
22,735 votes · D+51.0✓ Ronald Kouchi (D)71.4%
Ana Des (R)23.2%
Kapana Thronaskahoonei (OTH)5.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
32,807 two-party votes · D+29.4 · D+24.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)64.7%
Donald Trump (R)35.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
24,030 two-party votes · D+37.0 · D+34.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)68.5%
Donald Trump (R)31.5%
2012 Earlier district lines
23,025 votes · D+55.4✓ Ronald D Kouchi (D)77.7%
William F Georgi (R)22.3%