The 2022 Hawaii Senate elections was held on November 8, 2022, to elect senators in all 25 districts of the
Hawaii Senate. Due to the chamber's use of the 2-4-4 term system, members were elected in single-member constituencies, with half of them serving two-year terms and the other half serving four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various
federal and state elections, including for
Governor of Hawaii. Partisan primaries were held on August 13.
The
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maintained supermajority control of the chamber, although
Republicans
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were able to win two seats, a first for the party since the 2008 election.
Predictions
Overview
Summary by district
Closest races
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Retiring incumbents
Democrats
# District 6:
Rosalyn Baker is retiring.
# District 11:
Brian Taniguchi is retiring.
# District 19:
Clarence Nishihara is retiring.
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
Democrats
# District 1:
Laura Acasio lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent
Lorraine Inouye
Lorraine Rodero Inouye (born June 22, 1940) is an American politician from the state of Hawaii. A member of the Democratic Party, she serves in the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 4. She is of no relation to prominent U.S. senator from ...
.
# District 16:
Bennette Misalucha
Bennette Misalucha is an American politician who served as a member of the Hawaii Senate for the 16th district from 2020 to 2022. She was appointed to the seat after incumbent Democrat Breene Harimoto died. She won election to a full term in t ...
lost renomination to Brandon Elefante.
In general elections
Democrats
# District 23:
Gil Riviere lost re-election to Brenton Awa.
Detailed results
District 1
Democratic primary
General election
District 2
Republican primary
General election
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 7
Democratic primary
General election
District 8
District 9
District 10
Republican primary
General election
District 11
Democratic primary
General election
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
Democratic primary
General election
District 17
Republican primary
General election
District 18
Republican primary
General election
District 19
Democratic primary
General election
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
Republican primary
General election
District 24
Republican primary
General election
District 25
See also
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2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election
The 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Hawaii. Incumbent Democratic Governor David Ige is term-limited and therefore ineligible to run for a third term.
Democratic primary Govern ...
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2022 Hawaii House of Representatives election
Notes
References
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