Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii.
President
legislative
Election name2022 Hawaii Senate election
CountryHawaii
Ongoingno
Previous election2020 Hawaii Senate election
Previous year2020
Next election2024 Hawaii Senate election
Next year2024
Seats for electionAll 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate
Majority seats13
Election dateNovember 8, 2022
Leader 1Ron Kouchi
Party 1Democratic Party of Hawaii
Leaders seat 18th district
Seats before 124
Seats after 123
Seat change 11
Popular vote 1231,076
Percentage 168.02%
Swing 15.74%
Leader 2Kurt Fevella
Party 2Hawaii Republican Party
Leaders seat 219th district
Seats before 21
Seats after 22
Seat change 21
Popular vote 2103,919
Percentage 230.59%
Swing 20.56%
Before electionRon Kouchi
Before partyDemocratic Party of Hawaii
After electionRon Kouchi
After partyDemocratic Party of Hawaii

The 2022 Hawaii Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect senators in all 25 districts of the state Senate of the U.S. state of Hawaii. 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.[1] These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections, including for governor of Hawaii. Partisan primaries were held on August 13.

The Democratic Party maintained supermajority control of the chamber, although Republicans were able to win two seats, a first for the party since the 2008 election.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]May 19, 2022

Overview

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.%BeforeAfter+/–
Democratic33231,07668.0224231
Republican29103,91930.59121
Green21,9150.5600
Aloha ʻĀina11,2250.3600
Nonpartisan19850.2900
Libertarian15930.1700
Total339,713100.002525

Summary by district

DistrictIncumbent[a]PartyElected SenatorParty
1stLaura AcasioDemLorraine InouyeDem
Lorraine InouyeDem
2ndJoy San BuenaventuraDemJoy San BuenaventuraDem
3rdDru KanuhaDemDru KanuhaDem
4thNew seatTim Richards IIIDem
5thGilbert Keith-AgaranDemGilbert Keith-AgaranDem
6thRosalyn BakerDemAngus McKelveyDem
7thLynn DeCoiteDemLynn DeCoiteDem
8thRon KouchiDemRon KouchiDem
9thStanley ChangDemStanley ChangDem
10thLes Ihara Jr.DemLes Ihara Jr.Dem
11thBrian TaniguchiDemCarol FukunagaDem
12thSharon MoriwakiDemSharon MoriwakiDem
13thKarl RhoadsDemKarl RhoadsDem
14thDonna Mercado KimDemDonna Mercado KimDem
15thGlenn WakaiDemGlenn WakaiDem
16thBennette MisaluchaDemBrandon ElefanteDem
17thDonovan Dela CruzDemDonovan Dela CruzDem
18thMichelle KidaniDemMichelle KidaniDem
19thClarence NishiharaDemHenry AquinoDem
20thKurt FevellaRepKurt FevellaRep
21stMike GabbardDemMike GabbardDem
22ndMaile ShimabukuroDemMaile ShimabukuroDem
23rdGil RiviereDemBrenton AwaRep
24thJarrett KeohokaloleDemJarrett KeohokaloleDem
25thChris LeeDemChris LeeDem

Closest races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 22, 0.72%
  2. District 23, 2.50% (gain)

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

  1. District 6: Rosalyn Baker was retiring.[3]
  2. District 11: Brian Taniguchi was retiring.[4]
  3. District 19: Clarence Nishihara was retiring.[3]

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

  1. District 1: Laura Acasio lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Lorraine Inouye.[5]
  2. District 16: Bennette Misalucha lost renomination to Brandon Elefante.[6]

In general elections

Democrats

  1. District 23: Gil Riviere lost re-election to Brenton Awa.[7]

Detailed results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Some districts may have no incumbents, while others may have multiple incumbents due to redistricting.

References

  1. ^ "Senate". www.capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Lovell, Blaze & Dayton, Kevin (May 5, 2022). "Legislature Closes Historic Session For Housing And Hawaiians". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Blair, Chad (December 27, 2021). "Brian Taniguchi To Retire From Legislature After 42 Years". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Dobbyn, Paula (July 24, 2022). "Big Island Redistricting Forces 2 State Senators To Run Against Each Other". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Ordonio, Cassie (August 1, 2022). "Battle For Central Oahu Senate Seat Pits Incumbent Against Well-Known City Councilman". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Dowd, Eddie (November 10, 2022). "Former TV anchor defeats incumbent in state Senate race". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved November 13, 2022.