DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Richard S. H. Wong
Last held office: Hawaii State Senate, District 5 (1974–1984). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −9.7
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Wong 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 12Hawaii House of Representatives, District 16Hawaii State Senate, District 5
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Wong has run
Margin: how far Wong finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hawaii State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Milton Holt (D) | 45.2% | R+9.7 |
| 1978 | Hawaii State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Charles M. Campbell (D), Duke Kawasaki (D), T. C. Yim (D) | 24.8% | R+1.4 |
| 1974 | Hawaii State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | T. C. Yim (D), Duke Kawasaki (D), Robert S. Taira (D) | 26.1% | R+0.1 |
| 1972 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Peter Iha (D), James Solidum (R) | 41.3% | D+7.9 |
| 1970 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Peter Iha (D), Kenneth K. Kaneshiro (R) | 39.5% | D+0.4 |
| 1968 | Hawaii House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Won | Peter Iha (D), Rudolph Pacarro (D), Robert K. Fukuda (R) | 26.3% | D+2.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Wong has held
- Hawaii State Senate, District 5 · 1974–1984
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 16 · 1970–1974
- Hawaii House of Representatives, District 12 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Wong has run against
- Milton Holt (D) · 1980 election, won
- Charles M. Campbell (D) · 1978 election, won
- T. C. Yim (D) · 1974 election, won
- Peter Iha (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive