The 2022 Hawaii Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect senators in all 25 districts of the
state Senate
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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. These elections were held concurrently with various
federal and state elections, including for
governor of Hawaii
The governor of Hawaii () is the head of government of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a directly elected position, votes bei ...
. Partisan primaries were held on August 13.
The
Democratic Party 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
Rosalyn "Roz" Hester Baker (born September 20, 1946) is an American politician. She was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for District 6 from November 2012 to November 2022. Baker served consecutively from ...
was retiring.
# District 11:
Brian Taniguchi
Brian Tetsuji Taniguchi (born November 7, 1951, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate from January 16, 2013, to January 16, 2023, representing District 10. Taniguchi served consecutive ...
was retiring.
# District 19:
Clarence Nishihara was 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 not related to U.S. senator Daniel Inouye.
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.
# 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
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lost renomination to
Brandon Elefante.
In general elections
Democrats
# District 23:
Gil Riviere lost re-election to
Brenton Awa
Brenton Patrick Chokei Kawika Awa (born February 19, 1986) is an American politician and former television news anchor. He is a Republican member of the Hawaii Senate since 2022 representing District 23, which includes Kāne‘ohe, Kahalu‘u ...
.
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 took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Hawaii. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic governor David Ige was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term. In ...
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2022 Hawaii House of Representatives election
The 2022 Hawaii House of Representatives elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. The process elected all 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
The Democrats maintained thei ...
Notes
References
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Senate
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Hawaii Senate elections
Hawaii Senate
The Hawaii State Senate ( Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa) 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 ...