2014 Hawaii Senate election
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The 2014 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Hawaii voters elected state senators in 14 of the state senate's 25 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Hawaii Senate.

The primary election took place on August 9, 2014. The general election also took place on November 4, 2014.[1]

Election results

Source for primary results.[2] Source for General election results.[3]

District 1

2014 Hawaii's 1st Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gil Kahele (incumbent) 8,366 73.2%
Democratic Wendell KA'EHU'AE'A 1,817 15.9%
N/A Blank Votes 1,229 10.8%
N/A Over Votes 12 0.1%
Total votes 11,424 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 1st Senate District Libertarian Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Gregory (Kobata) Arianoff 29 74.4%
N/A Blank Votes 10 25.6%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 39 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 1st Senate District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gil Kahele (incumbent) 11,638 78.9%
Libertarian Gregory (Kobata) Arianoff 1,850 12.6%
N/A Blank Votes 1,247 8.5%
N/A Over Votes 6 0.0%
Total votes 14,741 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 3

2014 Hawaii's 3rd Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Green (incumbent) 5,722 83.2%
N/A Blank Votes 1,149 16.7%
N/A Over Votes 5 0.1%
Total votes 6,876 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 3rd Senate District Libertarian Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Michael L. Last 42 95.5%
N/A Blank Votes 2 4.5%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 44 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 3rd Senate District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Green (incumbent) 8,896 76.1%
Libertarian Michael L. Last 1,891 16.2%
N/A Blank Votes 908 7.8%
N/A Over Votes 1 0.0%
Total votes 11,696 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 4

2014 Hawaii's 4th Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lorraine Inouye 4,373 55.2%
Democratic Malama Solomon (incumbent) 3,161 39.9%
N/A Blank Votes 378 4.8%
N/A Over Votes 6 0.1%
Total votes 7,918 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 4th Senate District Libertarian Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Alain Schiller 36 78.3%
N/A Blank Votes 9 19.6%
N/A Over Votes 1 2.2%
Total votes 46 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 4th Senate District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lorraine Inouye 8,882 72.3%
Libertarian Alain Schiller 2,536 20.7%
N/A Blank Votes 852 6.9%
N/A Over Votes 7 0.1%
Total votes 12,277 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 5

2014 Hawaii's 5th Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gilbert Keith-Agaran (incumbent) 5,246 57.8%
Democratic Christy Kajiwara 2,947 32.5%
N/A Blank Votes 882 9.7%
N/A Over Votes 5 0.1%
Total votes 9,080 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 5th Senate District Republican Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Kamaka 758 72.4%
N/A Blank Votes 289 27.6%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 1,047 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 5th Senate District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gilbert Keith-Agaran (incumbent) 9,770 64.7%
Republican Joe Kamaka 4,149 27.5%
N/A Blank Votes 1,172 7.8%
N/A Over Votes 10 0.1%
Total votes 15,101 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 6

2014 Hawaii's 6th Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosalyn Baker (incumbent) 2,699 52.6%
Democratic Terez M. Amato 2,213 43.1%
N/A Blank Votes 216 4.2%
N/A Over Votes 5 0.1%
Total votes 5,133 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 6th Senate District Republican Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jared P. (Pika) Dubois 814 71.2%
N/A Blank Votes 329 28.8%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 1,143 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 6th Senate District Libertarian Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Bronson Kekahuna Kaahui 36 87.8%
N/A Blank Votes 5 12.8%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 41 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 6th Senate District General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosalyn Baker (incumbent) 7,210 56.8%
Republican Jared P. (Pika) Dubois 2,916 23.0%
Libertarian Bronson Kekahuna Kaahui 1,196 9.4%
N/A Blank Votes 1,349 10.6%
N/A Over Votes 13 0.1%
Total votes 12,684 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 7

2014 Hawaii's 7th Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Kalani English (incumbent) 6,878 74.1%
N/A Blank Votes 2,406 25.9%
N/A Over Votes 1 0.0%
Total votes 9,285 100.0%
General election

Incumbent Democrat J. Kalani English was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 12

2014 Hawaii's 12th Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brickwood Galuteria (incumbent) 4,722 60.4%
Democratic Carlton N. Middleton 1,632 20.9%
N/A Blank Votes 1,466 18.7%
N/A Over Votes 2 0.0%
Total votes 7,822 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 12th Senate District Republican Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Lethem 1,093 69.0%
N/A Blank Votes 491 31.0%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 1,584 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 12th Senate District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brickwood Galuteria (incumbent) 6,428 53.4%
Republican Chris Lethem 4,545 37.8%
N/A Blank Votes 1,046 8.7%
N/A Over Votes 10 0.1%
Total votes 12,029 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 16

2014 Hawaii's 16th Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Breene Harimoto 8,646 67.1%
N/A Blank Votes 4,238 32.9%
N/A Over Votes 5 0.0%
Total votes 12,889 100.0%
General election

Democrat Breene Harimoto was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.

District 17

2014 Hawaii's 17th Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence Nishihara (incumbent) 6,519 74.0%
N/A Blank Votes 2,290 26.0%
N/A Over Votes 1 0.0%
Total votes 8,810 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 17th Senate District Independent Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Roger Clemente 39 47.6%
N/A Blank Votes 43 52.4%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 82 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 17th Senate District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence Nishihara (incumbent) 8,316 64.9%
Independent Roger Clemente 3,531 27.5%
N/A Blank Votes 973 7.6%
N/A Over Votes 2 0.0%
Total votes 12,822 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 18

2014 Hawaii's 18th Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Kidani (incumbent) 9,185 76.2%
N/A Blank Votes 2,860 23.7%
N/A Over Votes 2 0.0%
Total votes 12,047 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 18th Senate District Republican Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis C. H. Kim 2,026 77.2%
N/A Blank Votes 600 22.8%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 2,626 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 18th Senate District Libertarian Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Raymond Banda III 23 100.0%
N/A Blank Votes 0 0.0%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 23 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 18th Senate District General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Kidani (incumbent) 10,257 54.6%
Republican Dennis C. H. Kim 7,348 39.1%
Libertarian Raymond Banda III 389 4.1%
N/A Blank Votes 769 4.1%
N/A Over Votes 9 0.0%
Total votes 18,772 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 21

2014 Hawaii's 21st Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maile Shimabukuro (incumbent) 3,608 72.1%
Democratic Michael P. Kahikina 1,202 24.0%
N/A Blank Votes 191 3.8%
N/A Over Votes 1 0.0%
Total votes 5,002 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 21st Senate District Republican Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tercia L. Ku 466 29.4%
Republican Johnnie-Mae L. Perry 451 28.4%
Republican Randy Roman Jr. 436 27.5%
N/A Blank Votes 232 14.6%
N/A Over Votes 2 0.1%
Total votes 1,587 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 21st Senate District Nonpartisan Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Ruth A. Brown 19 65.5%
N/A Blank Votes 10 34.5%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 29 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 21st Senate District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maile Shimabukuro (incumbent) 6,079 64.8%
Republican Tercia L. Ku 2,870 30.6%
N/A Blank Votes 433 4.6%
N/A Over Votes 10 0.1%
Total votes 9,392 100.0%
Democratic hold

Nonpartisan candidate Ruth A. Brown was not on the ballot for the general election.

District 23

2014 Hawaii's 23rd Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gil Riviere 3,911 70.5%
N/A Blank Votes 1,631 29.4%
N/A Over Votes 3 0.1%
Total votes 5,545 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 23rd Senate District Republican Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Lee Fale 1,286 57.2%
Republican Colleen Meyer 777 34.5%
Republican Norman Kaiipohaku J. Brown 119 5.3%
N/A Blank Votes 65 2.9%
N/A Over Votes 2 0.1%
Total votes 2,249 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 23rd Senate District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gil Riviere 5,320 50.4%
Republican Richard Lee Fale 4,857 46.0%
N/A Blank Votes 377 3.6%
N/A Over Votes 10 0.1%
Total votes 10,564 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 24

2014 Hawaii's 24th Senate District Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jill Tokuda (incumbent) 10,870 79.8%
N/A Blank Votes 2,746 20.2%
N/A Over Votes 5 0.0%
Total votes 13,621 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's 24th Senate District Republican Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kilomana Michael Danner 1,645 61.7%
N/A Blank Votes 1,023 38.3%
N/A Over Votes 0 0.0%
Total votes 2,668 100.0%
2014 Hawaii's Senate District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jill Tokuda (incumbent) 13,817 70.8%
Republican Kilomana Michael Danner 4,626 23.7%
N/A Blank Votes 1,073 5.5%
N/A Over Votes 4 0.0%
Total votes 19,520 100.0%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "2014 Hawaii State Senate election". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "2014 Hawaii State Senate Primary results" (PDF). Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "2014 Hawaii State Senate General election results" (PDF). Retrieved September 26, 2021.
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