Partisan Changes in Multiple Hawaii Legislative Districts After General Election
Hawaii's state legislature is getting several new faces after Democrats flipped seats from Republicans, and a third-party candidate appears headed to office for the first time ever.
- Democrats picked up four seats, unseating three sitting Republicans.
- In a Maui district, a Green Party candidate holds a narrow lead over both the Democratic and Republican candidates, which would be the first time a third-party candidate wins a seat in the state legislature.
- Some incumbents held on too, including a senator who won her first full election after being appointed to the seat just two months earlier.
- Several winners, across parties, said low voter turnout was a concern and pledged to work across party lines once in office.
Outlook: Final vote counts could still shift the closest races, but the results point to a slightly less one-party legislature than before.