DemocratNot in office · last served 2000Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Richard Matsuura
Last held office: Hawaii State Senate, District 2 (1984–2000). Ran in 6 elections between 1980 and 1996, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +60.5
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 6
- 1980–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Matsuura was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Hawaii House of Representatives, District 2Hawaii House of Representatives, District 5Hawaii State Senate, District 2
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Matsuura has run
Margin: how far Matsuura finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hawaii State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Stewart K. Boyd (R) | 80.3% | D+60.5 |
| 1992 | Hawaii State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Stewart K. Boyd (R) | 81% | D+61.9 |
| 1988 | Hawaii State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Willie Kalei Jr. (R) | 84.2% | D+68.5 |
| 1984 | Hawaii State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | William M. Douglas (R) | 88.6% | D+77.3 |
| 1982 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 5 | General | Won | Art G. Herbst Sr. (R) | 69.9% | D+39.8 |
| 1980 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | Herbert A. Segawa (D), Piilani C. Desha (R), Joseph Sherrard (R) | 39% | D+3.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Matsuura has held
- Hawaii State Senate, District 2 · 1984–2000
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 5 · 1982–1984
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 2 · 1980–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Matsuura has run against
- Stewart K. Boyd (R) · 1996 election, won
- Willie Kalei Jr. (R) · 1988 election, won
- William M. Douglas (R) · 1984 election, won
- Art G. Herbst Sr. (R) · 1982 election, won
- Herbert A. Segawa (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive