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DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980

Dennis Yamada

Last held office: Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27 (1974–1982). Ran in 6 elections between 1970 and 1980, winning 6.

Last office: Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27

Last margin
−0.4
Won 1980
Elections
6
1970–1980

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Yamada was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Yamada has run

Margin: how far Yamada finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMargin
1980Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27GeneralWonRichard Kawakami (D), Tony Kunimura (D)33.1%R+0.4
1978Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27GeneralWonTony Kunimura (D), Richard Kawakami (D)33%R+0.8
1976Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27GeneralWonRichard Kawakami (D), Tony Kunimura (D), Edward Medeiros (R)26.1%R+1.4
1974Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27GeneralWonTony Kunimura (D), Richard Kawakami (D), Edward L. Sarita (R)25.1%R+1.9
1972Hawaii House of Representatives, District 25GeneralWonTony Kunimura (D), Richard Kawakami (D), Edward Medeiros (R)23.8%D+0.1
1970Hawaii House of Representatives, District 25GeneralWonRichard Kawakami (D), Tony Kunimura (D), Anthony Baptiste (D)21.7%R+0.4

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Yamada has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Yamada has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive