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Hawaii, State Senate, District 1

Hawaii State Senate District 1
Current incumbentKaiali'i Kahele Democratic Party

Hawaii's first state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Kaiali'i Kahele.

Hawaii state senators represent an average of 54,412 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 48,461 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Hawaii State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Hawaii legislators assume office the first day of Legislative session following the election (usually the third Wednesday of January).

Qualifications

From Article III, Section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution: "No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the senate unless the person has been a resident of the State for not less than three years, has attained the age of majority and is, prior to filing nomination papers and thereafter continues to be, a qualified voter of the senatorial district from which the person seeks to be elected; except that in the year of the first general election following reapportionment, but prior to the primary election, an incumbent senator may move to a new district without being disqualified from completing the remainder of the incumbent senator's term."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$62,604/year$225/day

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor is responsible for appointing a replacement. For all vacancies, the Governor must appoint a replacement within 60 days after the vacancy happened. The candidate is selected from a list of three prospective candidates submitted by the political party that last held the vacant seat. The party has thirty days after the vacancy to submit a list of prospective candidates. If the person leaving the seat is a independent, the Governor must select a resident from the vacant district that is not a member of any political party.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Hawaii State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 8, 2020. The filing deadline is June 2, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Hawaii State Senate District 1

Incumbent Kaiali'i Kahele (D) defeated Kimberly Arianoff (L) in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kaiali'i Kahele (D)
87.5
12,492

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Kimberly Arianoff (L)
12.5
1,792

Total votes: 14,284
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1

Incumbent Kaiali'i Kahele advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kaiali'i Kahele (D)
100
9,542

Total votes: 9,542
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1

Kimberly Arianoff advanced from the Libertarian primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Kimberly Arianoff (L)
100
15

Total votes: 15

2016

Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Kaiali'i Kahele defeated Kimberly Arianoff in the Hawaii State Senate District 1 general election.

Hawaii State Senate, District 1 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kaiali'i Kahele Incumbent 88.86% 14,488
Libertarian Kimberly Arianoff 11.14% 1,816
Total Votes 16,304
Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections

Incumbent Kaiali'i Kahele defeated Dennis Onishi and Kaloa Robinson in the Hawaii State Senate District 1 Democratic primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kaiali'i Kahele Incumbent 57.71% 6,592
Democratic Dennis Onishi 35.34% 4,037
Democratic Kaloa Robinson 6.94% 793
Total Votes 11,422

2014

Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Gilbert Kahele defeated Wendell Ka'ehu'ae'a in the Democratic primary and defeated Gregory "Kobata" Arianoff (L) in the general election.

Hawaii State Senate, District 1, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGilbert Kahele Incumbent 86.3% 11,638
Libertarian Gregory "Kobata" Arianoff 13.7% 1,850
Total Votes 13,488

Hawaii State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGilbert Kahele Incumbent 82.2% 8,366
Wendell Ka'ehu'ae'a 17.8% 1,817
Total Votes 10,183

2012

Elections for the office of Hawaii State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 5, 2012. Incumbent Gilbert Kahele (D) was unopposed in the general election and defeated Donald Ikeda in the Democratic primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGilbert Kahele Incumbent 58.4% 7,027
Donald Ikeda 41.6% 5,011
Total Votes 12,038

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Hawaii State Senate District 1 raised a total of $994,438. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $76,495 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Hawaii State Senate District 1

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $118,787 3 $39,596
2012 $203,739 2 $101,870
2010 $79,965 1 $79,965
2008 $460,181 2 $230,091
2006 $28,162 1 $28,162
2004 $83,553 1 $83,553
2002 $20,051 3 $6,684
Total $994,438 13 $76,495