The 2020 Hawaii Senate elections are taking place as part of the
biennial
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2020
United States elections.
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
voters will elect state senators in 13 of the state's 25 senate districts. The primary elections on August 8, 2020, determined which candidates will appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.
Following the previous election in
2018
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Democrats had control of the
Hawaii Senate
The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membe ...
with 24 seats to
Republicans' 1 seat.
Predictions
Composition
Summary
Retiring incumbents
Two incumbent senators (both Democrats) did not seek reelection in 2020.
#District 2:
Russell Ruderman
Russell E. Ruderman is an American politician and was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate from 2012 to 2020 representing District 2.
Education
Born to a American Jews, Jewish family, Ruderman earned his Ba ...
(D)
#District 25:
Laura Thielen (D)
Detailed results
Source for primary results:
Source for general election results:
District 2
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 5
District 8
Incumbent Democrat and
Senate President
President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies.
The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for ex ...
Ron Kouchi
Ron Kouchi is a Democratic politician and current 14th President of the Hawaiʻi Senate (replacing Donna Mercado Kim who lost her position in an unusual mid-year leadership reorganization).
Personal life
Ron Kouchi is married to Joy Naomi Tani ...
was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 9
District 10
;Democratic primary
;General election
Incumbent Democrat
Les Ihara Jr. was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 11
Incumbent Democrat
Brian Taniguchi
Brian T. Taniguchi (born November 7, 1951 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since January 16, 2013 representing District 10. Taniguchi served consecutively from 1995 until 2013 in the Dis ...
was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 13
;General election
Incumbent Democrat
Karl Rhoads
Karl A. Rhoads (born January 24, 1963) is an American politician, lawyer and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since 2016 representing District 13. Rhoads previously served consecutively from 2013 to 2016 representing District 29 in the ...
was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 14
Incumbent Democrat
Donna Mercado Kim
Donna Mercado Kim is an American Democratic party politician from Hawaii. She is a state senator from Senate District 14 and was President of the Hawaiʻi Senate for almost three years.
Education
Kim attended, and graduated from Farrington Hig ...
was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 15
Incumbent Democrat
Glenn Wakai
Glenn S. Wakai (born May 14, 1967) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since January 2011 representing District 15. Wakai consecutively served in the Hawaii State Legislature where he served from 2003 until 2 ...
was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 16 (special)
District 19
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 20
District 22
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 25
See also
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2020 Hawaii elections
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2020 United States elections
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Hawaii Senate
The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membe ...
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Elections in Hawaii
References
External links
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League of Women Voters
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Senate
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Hawaii Senate elections
Hawaii Senate
The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membe ...