Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2010

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Hawaii State House elections, 2010

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

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Hawaii House of Representatives State legislative elections, 2010

Elections for the office of Hawaii State Representative were held in Hawaii on November 2, 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 20, 2010, and the primary election day was September 18, 2010.

In Hawaii, representatives serve two-year terms with no term limit.

Republicans gained two seats as a result of this election. Democrats retained a House majority of over four-fifths.

See also: State house elections, 2010 and Hawaii State Senate elections

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

1. Mark Nakashima
2. Jerry Chang
3. Faye Hanohano
4. Robert Herkes
5. Denny Coffman
6. Cindy Evans
7. Joseph Souki
8. Gilbert Keith-Agaran
9. Angus McKelvey
10. Kyle Yamashita
11. Diana Mele Carroll
12. Hermina Morita
13. James Tokioka
14. Mark Hashem
15. Calvin Say
16. Dee Morikawa
17. Scott Nishimoto
18. Scott Saiki
19. Tom Brower
20. Isaac Choy
21. Della Au Belatti
22. Sylvia Luke
23. Karl Rhoads
24. Joey Manahan
25. John Mizuno
26. Linda Ichiyama
27. Blake Oshiro
28. Mark Takai
29. Henry Aquino
30. Sharon Har
31. Ty Cullen
32. Rida Cabanilla
33. Roy Takumi
34. Ryan Yamane
35. Marilyn Lee
36. Marcus Oshiro
37. Karen Leinani Awana
38. Maile Shimabukuro
39. Jessica Wooley
40. Ken Ito
41. Pono Chong
42. George Fontaine
43. Corinne Ching
44. Gene Ward
45. Aaron Johanson
46. Kymberly Marcos Pine
47. Gil Riviere
48. Cynthia Thielen
49. Barbara Marumoto-Coons
50. Chris Lee (Hawaii)
51. Clift Tsuji
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Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Hawaii House of Representatives:

Hawaii House of Representatives
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	45	43
	Republican Party	6	8
Total		51	51

Campaign Contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Hawaii in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign spending in state house races, including spending in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	147	$3,066,163
2008	105	$3,138,933
2006	125	$3,307,255
2004	121	$3,772,936
2002	144	$1,361,287

In 2010, the total amount of contributions raised in house campaigns was $3,066,163. The top donors were:

Donor	Amount
Hawaii Association of Realtors	$81,950
Hapai, Marlene	$30,613
Hawaii State Teachers Association	$27,600
Hawaii Carpenters and Joiners	$25,500
Hawaii Republican Party	$24,525
Electrical Workers Local 1186	$24,500
Hawaii Medical Service Association	$24,300
Radcliffe, John H	$22,350
Operating Engineers Local 3	$22,250
Linda Lingle Campaign Cmte	$22,000

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

3 incumbents (6.5%) faced no competition in the November 2 general election.

• 3 GOP incumbents faced no November challenger.

Primary challenges

18 incumbents (39%) faced competition in the September 18 primary. One incumbent, Democrat Roland Sagum III lost to challenger Daynette Morikawa. The following 17 incumbents (all Democrats) won their primaries:

• District 4: Incumbent Democrat Faye Hanohano
• District 7: Incumbent Democrat Cindy Evans
• District 8: Incumbent Democrat Joseph Souki
• District 11: Incumbent Democrat Joe Bertram
• District 15: Incumbent Democrat James Tokioka
• District 20: Incumbent Democrat Calvin Say
• District 24: Incumbent Democrat Isaac Choy
• District 26: Incumbent Democrat Sylvia Luke
• District 29: Incumbent Democrat Joey Manahan
• District 33: Incumbent Democrat Blake Oshiro
• District 35: Incumbent Democrat Henry Aquino
• District 40: Incumbent Democrat Sharon Har
• District 42: Incumbent Democrat Rida Cabanilla
• District 44: Incumbent Democrat Karen Leinani Awana
• District 45: Incumbent Democrat Maile Shimabukuro
• District 48: Incumbent Democrat Ken Ito
• District 49: Incumbent Democrat Pono Chong

Retiring incumbents

Five incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 46 incumbents (90.1%) ran for re-election. Of the 5 incumbents who did not seek re-election, 4 were Democrats and 1 was a Republican.

Incumbents who retired were:

• District 18: Incumbent Democrat Lyla Berg.
• District 31: Incumbent Democrat Glenn Wakai.
• District 32: Incumbent Republican Lynn Finnegan.
• District 41: Incumbent Democrat Jon Riki Karamatsu.
• District 46: Incumbent Democrat Michael Magaoay.

Qualifications

From Article III, Section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution: No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the house of representatives unless the person has been a resident of the State for not less than three years, has attained the age of majority and is, prior to filing nomination papers and thereafter continues to be, a qualified voter of the representative district from which the person seeks to be elected; except that in the year of the first general election following reapportionment, but prior to the primary election, an incumbent representative may move to a new district without being disqualified from completing the remainder of the incumbent representative's term.

List of candidates

Partisan dominance in state houses heading into the 2010 state legislative elections

District 1

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Mark Nakashima 3,564 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2008.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Eric D'Almedia 375 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Mark Nakashima 5,116

Eric D'Almedia 1,519

District 2

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Jerry Chang 3,832 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1988.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Sharon Vannata 341 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jerry Chang 5,149

Sharon Vannata 1,519

District 3

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Clift Tsuji 5,532 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2004.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Tania Cortez-Camero 297 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Clift Tsuji 6,917

Tania Cortez-Camero 1,346

District 4

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Faye Hanohano 2,314 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.
• Anthony Marzi

September 18 GOP primary:

• Marlene Hapai 657 a

Independent candidate:

• Solomon Singer 141 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Faye Hanohano 4,438

Marlene Hapai 3,332

Solomon Singer

District 5

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Robert Herkes 3,601 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1992.

September 18 GOP primary:

No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

September 18 Libertarian primary:

• Fred Fogel 23 a

Independent candidate:

• Johnathan Able 11 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Herkes 5,267

Fred Fogel 1,699

Johnathan Able

District 6

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Denny Coffman 2,490 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2008.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Rebecca Leau 1,058 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Denny Coffman 3,538

Rebecca Leau 3,281

District 7

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Cindy Evans 2,585 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2002.
• Maegan Macgregor

September 18 GOP primary:

• Scott Henderson 846 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Cindy Evans 4,361

Scott Henderson 2,860

District 8

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Joseph Souki 2,664 a incumbent, first won election to the Hawaii House in 1982.
• Thomas Cerizo
• Justin Hughey
• Tasha Kama

September 18 GOP primary:

• Dean Schmucker 444 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Joseph Souki 5,686

Dean Schmucker 1,694

District 9

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Gilbert Keith-Agaran 3,176 a incumbent was appointed to the Hawaii House in 2009.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Jeff Hoylman 333 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gilbert Keith-Agaran 4,884

Jeff Hoylman 1,307

District 10

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Angus McKelvey 1,757 a incumbent first was appointed to the Hawaii House in 2006.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Ramon Madden 408 a
• Chayne Marten

November 2 General election candidates:

Angus McKelvey 3,191

Ramon Madden 1,773

District 11

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Joe Bertram 1,214 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.
• Johanna Amorin
• Netra Halperin

September 18 GOP primary:

• George Fontaine 713 a

November 2 General election candidates:

George Fontaine 3,051

Joe Bertram 2,879

District 12

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Kyle Yamashita 3,950 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Ray Bashkingy
• Laurie Rinaldi 579 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kyle Yamashita 6,242

Laurie Rinaldi 2,134

District 13

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Diana Mele Carroll 3,049 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2004.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Meiling Akuna 371 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Diana Mele Carroll 5,058

Meiling Akuna 1,491

District 14

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Hermina Morita 3,377 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1996.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Harry Williams 457 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Hermina Morita 5,062

Harry Williams 1,600

District 15

September 18 Democratic primary:

• James Tokioka 3,569 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.
• Rhoda Libre

September 18 GOP primary:

• Larry Fillhart 440 a

November 2 General election candidates:

James Tokioka 5,855

Larry Fillhart 1,471

District 16

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Roland Sagum III incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.
• Daynette Morikawa 2,657 a

September 18 GOP primary:

• Phil Sterker 352 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Daynette Morikawa 5,450

Phil Sterker 1,333

District 17

September 18 Democratic primary:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Gene Ward 1,709 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.

November 2 General election candidates:

Gene Ward

District 18

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Mark Hashem 2,525 a
• T.J. Lane
• Albert Lee
• Larry Price

September 18 GOP primary:

• Chris Baron 1,073 a
• Joe Pandolfe - Pandolfe instead ran for the State Senate, district 25 seat

Note: The incumbent for District 18, Lyla Berg, did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mark Hashem 4,876

Chris Baron 4,413

District 19

September 18 Democratic primary:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Barbara Marumoto-Coons 1,080 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1978.

November 2 General election candidates:

Barbara Marumoto-Coons

District 20

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Calvin Say 3,940 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1976.
• Dwight Synan

September 18 GOP primary:

• Julia Allen 560 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Calvin Say 5,907

Julia Allen 2,086

District 21

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Scott Nishimoto 3,719 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2002.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Jay Lembeck 600 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Scott Nishimoto 5,441

Jay Lembeck 1,555

District 22

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Scott Saiki 2,845 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1994.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Gregory Cuadra 395 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Scott Saiki 4,016

Gregory Cuadra 1,162

District 23

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Tom Brower 2,191 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Thomas White 643 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Tom Brower 3,525

Thomas White 1,847

District 24

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Isaac Choy 3,658 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2008.
• Kimberly Case
• Matthew Mee-Lee

September 18 GOP primary:

• Zach Thomson 478 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Isaac Choy 6,545

Zach Thomson 1,896

District 25

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Della Au Belatti 3,465 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.

September 18 GOP primary:

• John Mohr
• Tim Park
• Isaiah Sabey 407 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Della Au Belatti 4,302

Isaiah Sabey 2,351

District 26

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Sylvia Luke 4,687 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1998.
• Gary Payne

September 18 GOP primary:

• Norm Katz 609 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sylvia Luke 6,189

Norm Katz 2,132

District 27

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Lynn Vasquez 2,565 a

September 18 GOP primary:

• Corinne Ching 638 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

Corinne Ching 4,646

Lynn Vasquez 1,945

District 28

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Karl Rhoads 2,686 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.

September 18 GOP primary:

• David Chang 597 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Karl Rhoads 3,203

David Chang 2,636

District 29

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Joey Manahan 2,077 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.
• Patrick Koh

September 18 GOP primary:

• Ken Harding 226 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Joey Manahan 3,208

Ken Harding 761

District 30

September 18 Democratic primary:

• John Mizuno 2,870 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Carole Kaapu 339 a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Mizuno 3,945

Carole Kaapu 1,067

District 31

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Linda Ichiyama 3,398 a
• Sharon Lum Ho
• P. Rocky Rockwell
• Ryan Toyomura

September 18 GOP primary:

• Garner Musashi Shimizu 584 a

Note: The incumbent for District 31, Glenn Wakai, did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Linda Ichiyama 4,879

Garner Musashi Shimizu 2,419

District 32

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Lei Sharsh 1,357 a
• Randy Swindell
• Danny Villaruz

September 18 GOP primary:

• Aaron Johanson 675 a

Note: The incumbent for District 32, Lynn Finnegan, did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Aaron Johanson 3,304

Lei Sharsh 2,553

District 33

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Blake Oshiro 2,929 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2000.
• Gary Okino

September 18 GOP primary:

• Sam Kong 529 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Blake Oshiro 4,088

Sam Kong 3,418

District 34

September 18 Democratic primary:

• K. Mark Takai 4,665 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1994.

September 18 GOP primary:

• William Wong 464 a

November 2 General election candidates:

K. Mark Takai 6,213

William Wong 1,453

District 35

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Henry Aquino 2,901 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2008.
• Inam Rahman

September 18 GOP primary:

• Reginald Yago 328 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Henry Aquino 4,803

Reginald Yago 948

District 36

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Roy Takumi 4,143 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1992.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Reed Shiraki 680 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Roy Takumi 4,806

Reed Shiraki 2,898

District 37

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Ryan Yamane 4,493 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2004.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Beth Fukumoto 863 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ryan Yamane 5,092

Beth Fukumoto 3,865

District 38

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Marilyn Lee 5,423 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1996.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Melvin Apana
• Shaun Kawakami 934 a
• Jerald Larkey

November 2 General election candidates:

Marilyn Lee 5,578

Shaun Kawakami 5,562

District 39

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Marcus Oshiro 2,928 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1994.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Sam Curtis 579 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Marcus Oshiro 3,769

Sam Curtis 1,985

District 40

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Sharon Har 3,742 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.
• Michael Doyle

September 18 GOP primary:

• Marissa Capelouto 1,004 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sharon Har 6,170

Marissa Capelouto 2,994

District 41

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Cory Chun
• Ty Cullen 1,658 a
• Leatrice Grantham
• Fernie Nicolas

September 18 GOP primary:

• Angel Cordero
• Carl Wong 309 a

Note: The incumbent for District 41, Jon Riki Karamatsu, did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Ty Cullen 4,510

Carl Wong 1,639

District 42

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Rida Cabanilla 1,535 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2004.
• Mike Schultz

September 18 GOP primary:

• Tom Berg 417 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Rida Cabanilla 2,790

Tom Berg 2,177

District 43

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Jason Bradshaw 2,512 a
• Kurt Fevella

September 18 GOP primary:

• Kymberly Marcos Pine 1,334 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2004.

November 2 General election candidates:

Kymberly Marcos Pine 5,804

Jason Bradshaw 2,790

District 44

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Karen Leinani Awana 1,234 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2006.
• Kaleo Farias
• John Kaopua
• Cynthia Rezentes

September 18 GOP primary:

No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Karen Leinani Awana

District 45

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Maile Shimabukuro 1,873 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2002.
• Johnnie-Mae Perry

September 18 GOP primary:

• Bill Corless
• Bud Ebel
• Jadeen Meyers 561 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Maile Shimabukuro 2,660

Jadeen Meyers 1,912

District 46

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Tammy Escorzon
• Maria Pacheco
• Larry Sagaysay 1,234 a
• Dawn Wasson

September 18 GOP primary:

• Gil Riviere 656 a

Note: The incumbent for District 46, Michael Magaoay, did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Gil Riviere 3,109

Larry Sagaysay 2,332

District 47

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Jessica Wooley 3,977 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2008.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Richard Fale 895 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jessica Wooley 4,761

Richard Fale 3,268

District 48

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Ken Ito 4,499 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1994.
• Jason Pascua

September 18 GOP primary:

• Mo Radke 711 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ken Ito 6,639

Mo Radke 2,353

District 49

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Pono Chong 3,628 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2004.
• Jon Chinen

September 18 GOP primary:

• Joseph Aiona 718 a
• Daniel Siangco

November 2 General election candidates:

Pono Chong 5,454

Joseph Aiona 3,201

District 50

September 18 Democratic primary:

No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Cynthis Thielen 1,194 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 1990.

November 2 General election candidates:

Cynthis Thielen

District 51

September 18 Democratic primary:

• Chris Lee 4,101 a incumbent first won election to the Hawaii House in 2008.

September 18 GOP primary:

• Maka Wolfgramm 689 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Chris Lee 5,626

Maka Wolfgramm 2,050

See also

• Hawaii House of Representatives
• Hawaii State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links

• Official State Hawaii House of Representatives Election Results
• 2010 Primary Election results as of September 19, 2010
• 2010 Official Candidate listing as of July 23, 2010 (dead link)
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for Hawaii House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010 election

Footnotes

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Current members of the Hawaii House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Nadine Nakamura

Majority Leader:Sean Quinlan

Minority Leader:Lauren Matsumoto

Representatives

District 1

Matthias Kusch (D)

District 2

Susan Lee Loy (D)

District 3

Chris Todd (D)

District 4

Greggor Ilagan (D)

District 5

Jeanne Kapela (D)

District 6

Kirstin Kahaloa (D)

District 7

Nicole Lowen (D)

District 8

David Tarnas (D)

District 9

Justin Woodson (D)

District 10

Tyson Miyake (D)

District 11

Terez Amato (D)

District 12

Kyle Yamashita (D)

District 13

Mahina Poepoe (D)

District 14

Elle Cochran (D)

District 15

Nadine Nakamura (D)

District 16

Luke Evslin (D)

District 17

Dee Morikawa (D)

District 18

Joe Gedeon (R)

District 19

Mark Hashem (D)

District 20

Tina Nakada Grandinetti (D)

District 21

Jackson Sayama (D)

District 22

Andrew Takuya Garrett (D)

District 23

Ikaika Olds (D)

District 24

Adrian Tam (D)

District 25

Kim Iwamoto (D)

District 26

Della Belatti (D)

District 27

Jenna Takenouchi (D)

District 28

Daniel Holt (D)

District 29

Ikaika Hussey (D)

District 30

Shirley Templo (D)

District 31

Linda Ichiyama (D)

District 32

Garner Shimizu (R)

District 33

Sam Kong (D)

District 34

Gregg Takayama (D)

District 35

Cory Chun (D)

District 36

Rachele Lamosao (D)

District 37

Trish La Chica (D)

District 38

Lauren Matsumoto (R)

District 39

Elijah Pierick (R)

District 40

Julie Reyes Oda (R)

District 41

David Alcos (R)

District 42

Diamond Garcia (R)

District 43

Kanani Souza (R)

District 44

Darius Kila (D)

District 45

Chris Muraoka (R)

District 46

Amy Perruso (D)

District 47

Sean Quinlan (D)

District 48

Lisa Kitagawa (D)

District 49

Scot Matayoshi (D)

District 50

Michael Lee (D)

District 51

Lisa Marten (D)

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Republican Party (9)