RepublicanNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1984
Ralph Kanichi Ajifu
Last held office: Hawaii State Senate, District 3 (1978–1984). Ran in 8 elections between 1968 and 1984, winning 7.
- Last margin
- −3.2
- Lost 1984
- Elections
- 8
- 1968–1984
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ajifu was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Hawaii House of Representatives, District 8Hawaii House of Representatives, District 23Hawaii House of Representatives, District 24Hawaii State Senate, District 3
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ajifu has run
Margin: how far Ajifu finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hawaii State Senate, District 9 | General | Lost | Clayton Hee (D) | 48.4% | D+3.2 |
| 1980 | Hawaii State Senate, District 3 | General | Won | Mary George (R), Jack Morse (D) | 38.6% | D+6.0 |
| 1978 | Hawaii State Senate, District 3 | General | Won | D. G. Anderson (R), Mary George (R), John J. Hulten (D) | 22.8% | D+3.7 |
| 1976 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Faith P. Evans (R), Richard H. Wasai (D), Valerie Humphries (D) | 29.2% | D+2.5 |
| 1974 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Faith P. Evans (R), Richard H. Wasai (D), Nathan N. Napoleon (D) | 26.6% | D+0.3 |
| 1972 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Richard H. Wasai (D), Peter Aduja (R), Thomas Maa (D) | 22.5% | R+0.7 |
| 1970 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Richard H. Wasai (D), Peter Aduja (R), Ernest N. Heen Jr. (D) | 23.3% | R+1.9 |
| 1968 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Peter Aduja (R), Andrew K. Poepoe (R), Ernest N. Heen Jr. (D) | 14.8% | R+0.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ajifu has held
- Hawaii State Senate, District 3 · 1978–1984
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 24 · 1974–1978
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 23 · 1970–1974
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 8 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ajifu has run against
- Clayton Hee (D) · 1984 election, lost
- Mary George (R) · 1980 election, won
- D. G. Anderson (R) · 1978 election, won
- Faith P. Evans (R) · 1976 election, won
- Richard H. Wasai (D) · 1972 election, won
- Peter Aduja (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive