The 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, as part of the
2024 United States elections
Elections in the United States, Elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. In 2024 United States presidential election, the presidential election, former Republican President Donald Trump, seeking a non-consecutive second term ...
. All 51 seats in the
Hawaii House of Representatives
The Hawaii House of Representatives () is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention, 1978 constit ...
will be elected.
Background
The deadline to file for candidacy was June 4, 2024. Primary elections are scheduled for August 10, 2024.
Retirements
Four incumbents did not seek re-election.
Democrats
#District 2:
Richard Onishi retired.
#District 20:
Bertrand Kobayashi retired.
#District 23:
Scott Nishimoto
Scott Yoshimi Nishimoto is an American politician serving as the member of the Honolulu City Council representing District V since January 2, 2025. He is a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2002 to 2024.
Edu ...
retired to run for
Honolulu City Council
Honolulu City Council is the legislature of the City and County of Honolulu, the capital and largest city in Hawai'i, the fiftieth state in the United States. The City and County of Honolulu is a municipal corporation that manages government a ...
.
#District 45:
Cedric Gates
Cedric Solosolo Asuega Gates is a politician who served as a member Hawaii House of Representatives for the 45th district from 2022 to 2024, previously representing the 44th district from 2016 to 2022, as a member of the Democratic Party.
Earl ...
retired to
run for State Senate.
In addition, on July 11, 2024,
Mark Nakashima
Mark Masashi Nakashima (March 27, 1963 – July 11, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2008, and represented the first district, including Hamakua, Nort ...
unexpectedly passed away, leaving the District 1 seat vacant. His appointed successor,
Matthias Kusch
Matthias W. Kusch is an American politician and former firefighter serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 1st district. A Democrat, he was appointed by Governor Josh Green to fill the vacancy caused by Mark Nakash ...
, was not on the general election ballot leading to Nakashima being posthumously re-elected and the seat becoming vacant again.
Incumbents defeated
In primary election
Four incumbent representatives, all Democrats, were defeated in the August 10 primary election.
Democrats
#District 25:
Scott Saiki
Scott Kazuo Saiki (born July 17, 1964) is an American attorney and politician. He has served as a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing the state's 26th district. He served as majority leader from 2013 to 2017 and ...
lost renomination to
Kim Coco Iwamoto
Kim Coco Iwamoto (born May 26, 1968) is an American politician from Hawaii and member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. Iwamoto is the first transgender state legislator in Hawaii history. She was also one of the Democratic primary candi ...
.
#District 29:
May Mizuno lost nomination to a full term to
Ikaika Hussey.
#District 30:
Sonny Ganaden
Ernesto Montemayor "Sonny" Ganaden is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives' 30th district from 2020 to 2024.
Background and education
Ernesto Montemayor Ganaden is a second generat ...
lost renomination to Shirley Ann Labadan Templo.
#District 50:
Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Natalia Antonina Hussey-Burdick (née Burdick; born December 2, 1989) is an American politician and activist who was elected to succeed Patrick Branco as State Representative for District 50 in the Hawaii House of Representatives during the stat ...
lost renomination to Michael Lee.
In general election
2 incumbent representatives, both Democrats, were defeated by Republicans in the general election. In addition, an open seat held by Democrats flipped to Republicans.
Democrats
#District 32:
Micah Aiu was defeated by Republican
Garner Shimizu.
#District 40:
Rose Martinez was defeated by Republican
Julie Reyes Oda.
Open seats parties flipped
#District 45: Open seat held by Democrat
Cedric Gates
Cedric Solosolo Asuega Gates is a politician who served as a member Hawaii House of Representatives for the 45th district from 2022 to 2024, previously representing the 44th district from 2016 to 2022, as a member of the Democratic Party.
Earl ...
was won by Republican
Chris Muraoka.
Predictions
Summary of results
By district
Overall
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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# (gain)
# (gain)
# (gain)
Detailed results
General election results:
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 24
District 27
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 34
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
See also
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Elections in Hawaii
Elections in Hawaii are held for various local, state, and federal seats in the state of Hawaii. Regular elections are held every even year, although special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. The primary electio ...
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List of Hawaii state legislatures
References
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