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Hawaii State Senate elections, 2006

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Elections for the office of Hawaii State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 23, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. Thirteen seats were up for election.

Qualifications

From Article III, Section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution:

No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the senate 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 senatorial 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 senator may move to a new district without being disqualified from completing the remainder of the incumbent senator's term.'

Campaign contributions

During the 2006 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates was $1,544,932. The top 10 contributors were:[1]

2006 Donors, Hawaii State Senate
Donor Amount
Fong, Robert (Bob) $61,868
University of Hawaii Professional Assembly $52,700
Smith, Paul E $31,396
Hawaii Association of Realtors $28,600
Yee, Randall M L $25,968
Pico Jr, Thomas M $23,986
Island Insurance Co $23,550
Altria $23,000
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada $18,000
Lockwood, Frank T $15,520

List of candidates

District 2

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Russell Kokubun Approveda
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Russell Kokubun Green check mark transparent.png

District 4

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Shan Tsutsui: 6,177 Approveda
  • Jan Yagi Buen: 2,864
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Shan Tsutsui Green check mark transparent.png

District 8

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • Sam Slom Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Sam Slom Green check mark transparent.png

District 9

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Les Ihara, Jr.: 6,666 Approveda
  • Randall Yee: 3,856
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • Gladys Hayes: 452 Approveda
  • Michael "Big Mike" Palcic: 245

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Les Ihara, Jr.: 11,599 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Gladys Hayes: 3,408

District 10

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Brian Taniguchi Approveda
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Brian Taniguchi Green check mark transparent.png

District 11

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Carol Fukunaga Approveda
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • Phil Meyers Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Carol Fukunaga: 8,568 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Phil Meyers: 3,226

District 13

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Suzanne Chun Oakland Approveda
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • Paul E. Smith Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Suzanne Chun Oakland: 10,092 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Paul E. Smith: 3,116

District 14

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Donna Kim Approveda
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Donna Kim Green check mark transparent.png

District 15

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Norman Sakamoto Approveda
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Norman Sakamoto Green check mark transparent.png

District 19

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • George Yamamoto: 2,531 Approveda
  • Janice Salcedo Lehner: 2,505
  • Chuck Anthony: 858
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • Mike Gabbard: 1,318 Approveda
  • Bob Fong: 351

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party George Yamamoto: 5,471
Republican Party Mike Gabbard: 6,946 Green check mark transparent.png

District 20

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Will Espero: 3,620 Approveda
  • Celeste Lacuesta: 1,531
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • Jeff Alexander Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Will Espero: 6,316 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Jeff Alexander: 3,789

District 24

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Jill Tokuda Approveda
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • Keoki Leong: 1,241 Approveda
  • Tom Pico: 574

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jill Tokuda: 9,429 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Keoki Loeng: 6,988

District 25

Democratic Party September 23 Democratic primary:
  • Frank Lockwood Approveda
Republican Party September 23 GOP primary:
  • Fred Hemmings Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Frank Lockwood: 4,981
Republican Party Fred Hemmings: 10,408 Green check mark transparent.png

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Follow the Money, "Hawaii 2006 Candidates," accessed July 17, 2013


Current members of the Hawaii State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Ronald Kouchi
Majority Leader:Dru Kanuha
Minority Leader:Brenton Awa
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
Les Ihara (D)
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
Donna Kim (D)
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Chris Lee (D)
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Republican Party (3)


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