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The 2026 Hawaii Senate election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect 13 of 25 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Hawaii Senate. Partisan primaries will take place on August 8, 2026.[1] Democrats currently hold a veto-proof supermajority in the chamber.
State senators in Hawaii represent an average of 58,405 residents as of the 2020 United States census.[2] If a primary or general election in a district sees only one candidate file, no election will be held. Four general elections in 2024 were canceled due to lack of competition.
Summary
[edit]By district
[edit]†: Incumbent not running for reelection. ‡: Special election.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Joy San Buenaventura | Dem | TBD | |||
| 5th | Troy Hashimoto | Dem | TBD | |||
| 8th | Ron Kouchi | Dem | TBD | |||
| 9th | Stanley Chang | Dem | TBD | |||
| 10th | Les Ihara Jr. | Dem | TBD | |||
| 11th | Carol Fukunaga | Dem | TBD | |||
| 13th | Karl Rhoads | Dem | TBD | |||
| 14th | Donna Mercado Kim | Dem | TBD | |||
| 15th | Glenn Wakai | Dem | TBD | |||
| 17th | Donovan Dela Cruz | Dem | TBD | |||
| 20th | Kurt Fevella | Rep | TBD | |||
| 21st | Mike Gabbard | Dem | TBD | |||
| 25th | Chris Lee | Dem | TBD | |||
Background
[edit]| District | County | Reg. voters (2022)[3] |
2022 vote[b] | 2024 pres.[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Hawaii | 31,110 | D+43.9 | D+26.9 |
| 5th | Maui | 34,796 | D+Unopp. | D+24.7 |
| 8th | Kauaʻi | 48,494 | D+48.3 | D+19.5 |
| 9th | Honolulu | 39,591 | D+40.5 | D+36.7 |
| 10th | Honolulu | 32,962 | D+34.0 | D+42.5 |
| 11th | Honolulu | 34,811 | D+50.6 | D+46.1 |
| 13th | Honolulu | 30,596 | D+42.4 | D+34.7 |
| 14th | Honolulu | 26,267 | D+47.1 | D+18.1 |
| 15th | Honolulu | 31,254 | D+35.4 | D+14.0 |
| 17th | Honolulu | 34,101 | D+30.4 | D+15.6 |
| 20th | Honolulu | 31,964 | R+Unopp. | R+4.8 |
| 21st | Honolulu | 33,170 | D+17.8 | R+4.2 |
| 25th | Honolulu | 40,051 | D+40.6 | D+30.2 |
Detailed results
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District 2 • District 5 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 17 • District 20 • District 21 • District 25 |
District 2
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Joy San Buenaventura was re-elected in 2022 with 69.74% of the vote. She has not announced if she will run for re-election.
District 5
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Troy Hashimoto was elected in a 2024 special election unopposed. He has not announced if he will run for re-election.
District 8
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Ron Kouchi was re-elected in 2022 with 71.41% of the vote. Although previously signaling he would retire, Kouchi instead announced he would run for re-election.[5]
Democratic primary
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Ron Kouchi, incumbent senator (2010-present)[5]
Declined
[edit]- Derek Kawakami, mayor of Kauaʻi County (2018-present)[5]
District 9
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Stanley Chang was re-elected in 2022 with 70.27% of the vote. He has not announced if he will run for re-election.
District 10
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Les Ihara Jr. was re-elected in 2022 with 66.98% of the vote. He has not announced if he will run for re-election.
District 11
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Carol Fukunaga was elected in 2022 with 75.31% of the vote. She has not announced if she will run for re-election.
District 13
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Karl Rhoads was re-elected in 2022 with 64.36% of the vote. He has not announced if he will run for re-election.
District 14
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Donna Mercado Kim was re-elected in 2022 with 73.57% of the vote. She has not announced if she will run for re-election.
District 15
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Glenn Wakai was re-elected in 2022 with 67.69% of the vote. He has not announced if he will run for re-election.
District 17
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Donovan Dela Cruz was re-elected in 2022 with 65.20% of the vote. He has not announced if he will run for re-election.
District 20
[edit]Incumbent Republican Kurt Fevella was re-elected in 2022 unopposed. He has not announced if he will run for re-election.
District 21
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Mike Gabbard was re-elected in 2022 with 58.89% of the vote. He has not announced if he will run for re-election.
District 25
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Chris Lee was re-elected in 2022 with 70.30% of the vote. He has not announced if he will run for re-election.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Of districts last up in 2022
- ^ District 5 had a special election in 2024, but it was also unopposed.
References
[edit]- ^ "Contest Schedule". State of Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ "Population represented by state legislators". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ "Hawaii 2022 General Election - Turnout by State Senate District". ArcGIS. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ "HI 2022 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ a b c "The Sunshine Blog: Kouchi's Running After All. So What Will Kawakami Do?". Civil Beat. August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.