Hawaii State Senate elections, 2006

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:

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

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Russell Kokubun a

September 23 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Russell Kokubun

District 4

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Shan Tsutsui: 6,177 a
• Jan Yagi Buen: 2,864

September 23 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Shan Tsutsui

District 8

September 23 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 23 GOP primary:

• Sam Slom a

November 7 General election candidates:

Sam Slom

District 9

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Les Ihara, Jr.: 6,666 a
• Randall Yee: 3,856

September 23 GOP primary:

• Gladys Hayes: 452 a
• Michael "Big Mike" Palcic: 245

November 7 General election candidates:

Les Ihara, Jr.: 11,599

Gladys Hayes: 3,408

District 10

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Brian Taniguchi a

September 23 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Brian Taniguchi

District 11

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Carol Fukunaga a

September 23 GOP primary:

• Phil Meyers a

November 7 General election candidates:

Carol Fukunaga: 8,568

Phil Meyers: 3,226

District 13

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Suzanne Chun Oakland a

September 23 GOP primary:

• Paul E. Smith a

November 7 General election candidates:

Suzanne Chun Oakland: 10,092

Paul E. Smith: 3,116

District 14

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Donna Kim a

September 23 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Donna Kim

District 15

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Norman Sakamoto a

September 23 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Norman Sakamoto

District 19

September 23 Democratic primary:

• George Yamamoto: 2,531 a
• Janice Salcedo Lehner: 2,505
• Chuck Anthony: 858

September 23 GOP primary:

• Mike Gabbard: 1,318 a
• Bob Fong: 351

November 7 General election candidates:

George Yamamoto: 5,471

Mike Gabbard: 6,946

District 20

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Will Espero: 3,620 a
• Celeste Lacuesta: 1,531

September 23 GOP primary:

• Jeff Alexander a

November 7 General election candidates:

Will Espero: 6,316

Jeff Alexander: 3,789

District 24

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Jill Tokuda a

September 23 GOP primary:

• Keoki Leong: 1,241 a
• Tom Pico: 574

November 7 General election candidates:

Jill Tokuda: 9,429

Keoki Loeng: 6,988

District 25

September 23 Democratic primary:

• Frank Lockwood a

September 23 GOP primary:

• Fred Hemmings a

November 7 General election candidates:

Frank Lockwood: 4,981

Fred Hemmings: 10,408

External links

• State of Hawaii, Office of Elections, 2006 primary election results
• State of Hawaii, Office of Elections, 2006 general election results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Hawaii State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ronald Kouchi

Majority Leader:Dru Kanuha

Minority Leader:Brenton Awa

Senators

District 1

Lorraine Inouye (D)

District 2

Joy Buenaventura (D)

District 3

Dru Kanuha (D)

District 4

Tim Richards (D)

District 5

Troy Hashimoto (D)

District 6

Angus McKelvey (D)

District 7

Lynn DeCoite (D)

District 8

Ronald Kouchi (D)

District 9

Stanley Chang (D)

District 10

Les Ihara (D)

District 11

Carol Fukunaga (D)

District 12

Sharon Moriwaki (D)

District 13

Karl Rhoads (D)

District 14

Donna Kim (D)

District 15

Glenn Wakai (D)

District 16

Brandon Elefante (D)

District 17

Donovan Cruz (D)

District 18

Michelle Kidani (D)

District 19

Rachele Lamosao (D)

District 20

Kurt Fevella (R)

District 21

Mike Gabbard (D)

District 22

Samantha DeCorte (R)

District 23

Brenton Awa (R)

District 24

Jarrett Keohokalole (D)

District 25

Chris Lee (D)

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