2020 elections in the US state of Hawaii
2020 Hawaii Senate election
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Ron Kouchi
Kurt Fevella
Party
Democratic
Republican
Leader's seat
8th
19th
Seats before
24
1
Seats after
24
1
Seat change
Popular vote
112,858
56,447
Percentage
62.3
31.2
The 2020 Hawaii Senate elections are taking place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections . Hawaii voters will elect state senators in 13 of the state's 25 senate districts. The primary elections on August 8, 2020, determined which candidates will appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.
Following the previous election in 2018 , Democrats had control of the Hawaii Senate with 24 seats to Republicans ' 1 seat.
Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [1]
Safe D
October 21, 2020
Composition [ ]
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic
Republican
Before Election
24
1
25
Not up
11
0
11
Up
13
1
14
Results
13
1
14
After Election
24
1
25
Change
Summary [ ]
Summary of the November 3, 2020 Hawaii Senate election results
Party
Candidates
Vote
%
Seats
Before
Up
Won
After
+/–
Democratic
14
112,858
62.28
24
13
13
24
Republican
6
56,447
31.15
1
1
1
1
Libertarian
1
6,172
3.41
0
0
0
0
Aloha ʻĀina
2
5,722
3.16
0
0
0
0
Total
181,199
100%
25
14
14
25
Source: State of Hawaii Office of Elections[2]
Popular vote
Democratic
62.28%
Republican
31.15%
Libertarian
3.41%
Aloha ʻĀina
3.16%
Senate seats (up for election)
Democratic
92.86%
Republican
7.14%
Senate seats (in total)
Democratic
96%
Republican
4%
^ a b c d e f Without opposition, the general election was canceled and the incumbent was automatically reelected.
^ Special election called due to the death of Sen. Breene Harimoto . Misalucha is the appointed incumbent.
Retiring incumbents [ ]
Two incumbent senators (both Democrats) did not seek reelection in 2020.
District 2: Russell Ruderman (D)[3]
District 25: Laura Thielen (D)[4]
Detailed results [ ]
Source for primary results:[5]
Source for general election results:[6]
District 2 [ ]
Democratic primary
General election
District 5 [ ]
District 8 [ ]
Incumbent Democrat and Senate President Ron Kouchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 9 [ ]
District 10 [ ]
Democratic primary
General election
Incumbent Democrat Les Ihara Jr. was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 11 [ ]
Incumbent Democrat Brian Taniguchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 13 [ ]
General election
Incumbent Democrat Karl Rhoads was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 14 [ ]
Incumbent Democrat Donna Mercado Kim was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 15 [ ]
Incumbent Democrat Glenn Wakai was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.
District 16 (special) [ ]
District 19 [ ]
Democratic primary
General election
District 20 [ ]
District 22 [ ]
Democratic primary
General election
District 25 [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 1, 2020 .
^ "Statewide Summary" (PDF) . State of Hawaii Office of Elections . November 19, 2020.
^ West Hawaii Today Staff (May 20, 2020). "Ruderman won't seek third Senate term" . West Hawaii Today . Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ Blair, Chad (November 7, 2019). "Sen. Laura Thielen Won't Seek Re-Election To Hawaii Senate" . Honolulu Civil Beat . Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide" (PDF) . State of Hawaii – Office of Elections . August 20, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide" (PDF) . State of Hawaii – Office of Elections . November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
^ Salmons, Stephanie (22 May 2020). "San Buenaventura to seek Ruderman's state Senate seat" . Hawaii Tribune-Herald . Retrieved 8 August 2020 .
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