Congratulations to our HSTA recommended candidates who won reelection to statewide seats or have been elected again for the next legislative term!!
Some candidates won their seat in the primary, while others had a final race in the general election.
These are the final results for our recommended candidates!
U.S. Senate: Mazie Hirono (D)
Hawaii Gubernatorial: Governor: David Ige (D)
Lieutenant Governor: Dr. Josh Green (D)
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Hawaii State Senate |
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1 |
Kaiali`i Kahele (D) |
16 |
Breene Harimoto (D) |
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3 |
Dru Kanuha (D) |
17 |
Clarence Nishihara (D) |
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6 |
Roz Baker (D) |
18 |
Michelle Kidani (D) |
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7 |
J. Kalani English (D) |
21 |
Maile Shimabukuro (D) |
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12 |
Sharon Moriwaki (D) |
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HSTA BOD did not take a position for Senate Districts 23 and 24.
Senate district seats that were not up for re-election this term: 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 22, 25.
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Hawaii State House of Representatives |
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District |
Candidate |
District |
Candidate |
District |
Candidate |
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1 |
Mark Nakashima (D) |
20 |
Calvin Say (D) |
37 |
Ryan Yamane (D) |
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2 |
Christopher L.T. Todd (D) |
21 |
Scott Nishimoto (D) |
38 |
Henry Aquino (D) |
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3 |
Richard H.K. Onishi (D) |
22 |
Tom Brower (D) |
39 |
Ty J.K. Cullen (D) |
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4 |
Joy A. San Buenaventura (D) |
25 |
Sylvia Luke (D) |
42 |
Sharon Har (D) |
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6 |
Nicole Lowen (D) |
26 |
Scott Saiki (D) |
43 |
Stacelyn Eli (D) |
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9 |
Justin Woodson (D) |
27 |
Takashi Ohno (D) |
44 |
Cedric Gates (D) |
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11 |
Tina Wildberger (D) |
28 |
John Mizuno (D) |
45 |
Lauren Matsumoto (R) |
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13 |
Lynn DeCoite (D) |
29 |
Daniel Holt (D) |
46 |
Amy Perruso (D) |
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14 |
Nadine Nakamura (D) |
31 |
Aaron Ling Johanson (D) |
48 |
Lisa Kitagawa (D) |
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15 |
James Tokioka (D) |
32 |
Linda Ichiyama (D) |
51 |
Chris Lee (D) |
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16 |
Dee Morikawa (D) |
33 |
Sam Kong (D) |
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17 |
Gene Ward (R) |
34 |
Gregg Takayama (D) |
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The HSTA Board of Directors took “No Position” on House Districts 7 and 8.
*Candidates did NOT ask for HSTA recommendation from House Districts 10, 18, 19, 24, 35, 40, and 47.
We want to give a big shout out to Mililani High scoial studies teacher and our own former HSTA Secretary-Treasurer Amy Perruso, who won her race in the General Election and will now serve as the Wahiawa-area representative for House District 46! We are so proud of her and know she will fight even more as a representative for our teachers, our students, our public schools, our communities and our state. Yes, A TEACHER IS IN THE HOUSE! Congratulations, Amy! #strongertogether
Unfortunately, three of our recommended candidates did not win their General Election races and we wish them well and know they will continue to advocate for positive changes in our communities and in our state. Matt LoPresti unfortunately lost by only 117 votes in Senate District 19. This is how important our votes are, so let’s keep on trying. It was another really close race for our recommended candidate Marilyn Lee in Mililani who lost her race by 851 votes. Lastly, but certainly not least, Micah Kalama Pregitzer, one of our science teachers at Kalaheo High, had an amazing race for being a first timer and earned 3,298 votes, while the incumbent he challenged (who's been elected to the position for more than 20 years) received 5,406 votes. Unfortunately, he did not win, but what a turnout! Those are really outstanding results for his first time in a race against a long-time incumbent with a huge following.