DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Richard Kawakami
Last held office: Hawaii House of Representatives, District 51 (1982–1988). Ran in 10 elections between 1968 and 1986, winning 10.
- Last margin
- +0.2
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 10
- 1968–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Kawakami 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 18Hawaii House of Representatives, District 25Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27Hawaii House of Representatives, District 51
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Kawakami has run
Margin: how far Kawakami finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Tony Kunimura (D), Dennis Yamada (D) | 33.5% | D+0.2 |
| 1978 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Tony Kunimura (D), Dennis Yamada (D) | 33.3% | R+0.4 |
| 1976 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Tony Kunimura (D), Dennis Yamada (D), Edward Medeiros (R) | 27.5% | D+0.4 |
| 1974 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27 | General | Won | Tony Kunimura (D), Dennis Yamada (R), Edward L. Sarita (R) | 25.7% | R+1.2 |
| 1972 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 25 | General | Won | Dennis Yamada (R), Tony Kunimura (D), Edward Medeiros (R) | 23.5% | R+0.4 |
| 1970 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 25 | General | Won | Dennis Yamada (R), Tony Kunimura (D), Anthony Baptiste (D) | 22.1% | D+0.4 |
| 1968 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Anthony Baptiste (D), Tony Kunimura (D) | 35.8% | D+3.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Kawakami has held
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 51 · 1982–1988
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 27 · 1974–1982
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 25 · 1970–1974
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 18 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kawakami has run against
- Tony Kunimura (D) · 1980 election, won
- Dennis Yamada (R) · 1972 election, won
- Anthony Baptiste (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive