2018 Hawaii House of Representatives election

2018 Hawaii House of Representatives election

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All 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Scott Saiki Andria Tupola
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 26th 43rd
Last election 45 6
Seats before 46 5
Seats won 46 5
Seat change Steady Steady

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Speaker before election

Scott Saiki
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Scott Saiki
Democratic

The 2018 Hawaii House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Hawaii voters elected state representatives in all 51 state house districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives.

A primary election on August 11, 2018, determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the State of Hawaii's Office of Elections website.[1] A statewide map of Hawaii's state house districts can be obtained from the state's Office of Planning here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the state's Office of Elections here.

Following the 2016 state house elections, Democrats maintained effective control of the chamber with 45 members. Beth Fukumoto, former Republican Leader, switched parties and was accepted into the Democratic caucus on June 19, 2017. This increased the Democrats majority to 46 seats.[2]

To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans would have needed to net 21 House seats. In the end, there was no net seat change, with Democrats maintaining 46 seats.

  1. ^ "Primary Election Results". Hawaii Secretary of State. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Party switch official as Democrats vote to accept Rep. Fukumoto". KHON-TV. Retrieved August 11, 2018.