2020 Hawaii Senate election Results: Democratic hold Republican hold No election
The 2020 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections . Hawaii voters elected state senators in 13 of the state's 25 senate districts. The primary elections on August 8, 2020 determined which candidates would appear on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot.
Following the previous election in 2018 , Democrats had control of the Hawaii Senate with 24 seats to Republicans ' one seat.
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Democratic Republican Before election 24 1 25 Not up 11 0 11 Up 13 1 14 Results 13 1 14 After election 24 1 25 Change
Summary of the November 3, 2020 Hawaii Senate election results Party Candidates Vote % Seats Before Up Won After +/– Democratic 14 112,858 62.28 24 13 13 24 Republican 6 56,447 31.15 1 1 1 1 Libertarian 1 6,172 3.41 0 0 0 0 Aloha ʻĀina 2 5,722 3.16 0 0 0 0 Total 181,199 100% 25 14 14 25 Source: State of Hawaii Office of Elections[ 2]
Popular vote Democratic
62.28% Republican
31.15% Libertarian
3.41% Aloha ʻĀina
3.16%
Senate seats (up for election) Democratic
92.86% Republican
7.14%
Senate seats (in total) Democratic
96% Republican
4%
^ a b c d e f Without opposition, the general election was canceled and the incumbent was automatically reelected. ^ Special election called due to the death of Sen. Breene Harimoto . Misalucha was the appointed incumbent. Retiring incumbents [ edit ] Two incumbent senators (both Democrats) did not seek reelection in 2020.
District 2: Russell Ruderman (D)[ 3] District 25: Laura Thielen (D)[ 4] Source for primary results:[ 5] Source for general election results:[ 6]
Democratic primary General election Incumbent Democrat and Senate President Ron Kouchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Democratic primary General election Incumbent Democrat Les Ihara Jr. was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Incumbent Democrat Brian Taniguchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
General election Incumbent Democrat Karl Rhoads was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Incumbent Democrat Donna Mercado Kim was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
Incumbent Democrat Glenn Wakai was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 16 (special)[ edit ] Democratic primary General election Democratic primary General election ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 1, 2020 . ^ "Statewide Summary" (PDF) . State of Hawaii Office of Elections . November 19, 2020. ^ West Hawaii Today Staff (May 20, 2020). "Ruderman won't seek third Senate term" . West Hawaii Today . Retrieved November 28, 2020 . ^ Blair, Chad (November 7, 2019). "Sen. Laura Thielen Won't Seek Re-Election To Hawaii Senate" . Honolulu Civil Beat . Retrieved November 28, 2020 . ^ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide" (PDF) . State of Hawaii – Office of Elections . August 20, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020 . ^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide" (PDF) . State of Hawaii – Office of Elections . November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020 . ^ Salmons, Stephanie (May 22, 2020). "San Buenaventura to seek Ruderman's state Senate seat" . Hawaii Tribune-Herald . Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
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