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Hawaii, State Senate, District 21

Hawaii State Senate District 21
Current incumbentMaile Shimabukuro Democratic Party

Hawaii's twenty-first state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Maile Shimabukuro.

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 21

Incumbent Maile Shimabukuro (D) defeated Diamond Garcia (R) in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Maile Shimabukuro (D)
58.9
5,808

Diamond Garcia (R)
41.1
4,049

Total votes: 9,857
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 21

Incumbent Maile Shimabukuro defeated Tim Riley in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 21 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Maile Shimabukuro (D)
86.8
3,945

Tim Riley (D)
13.2
601

Total votes: 4,546
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 21

Diamond Garcia advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 21 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Diamond Garcia (R)
100
1,314

Total votes: 1,314


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 Maile S.L. Shimabukuro defeated Michael P. Kahikina in the Democratic primary, while Tercia L. Ku defated Johnnie-Mae L. Perry and Randy Roman, Jr. in the Republican primary. Ruth A. Brown (N) did not appear on the general election candidate list. Shimabukuro defeated Ku in the general election.

Hawaii State Senate, District 21, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMaile S.L. Shimabukuro Incumbent 67.9% 6,079
Republican Tercia L. Ku 32.1% 2,868
Total Votes 8,947

Hawaii State Senate, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMaile S.L. Shimabukuro Incumbent 75% 3,608
Michael P. Kahikina 25% 1,202
Total Votes 4,810

Hawaii State Senate, District 21 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTercia L. Ku 34.4% 466
Johnnie-Mae L. Perry 33.3% 451
Randy Roman, Jr. 32.2% 436
Total Votes 1,353

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 Maile Shimabukuro (D) defeated Dickyj Johnson (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 21, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMaile Shimabukuro Incumbent 76.7% 7,932
Republican Dickyj Johnson 23.3% 2,405
Total Votes 10,337

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Hawaii State Senate District 21 raised a total of $638,487. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $39,905 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Hawaii State Senate District 21

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $48,672 6 $8,112
2012 $58,961 2 $29,481
2010 $82,115 1 $82,115
2008 $210,799 2 $105,400
2006 $75,909 1 $75,909
2004 $68,410 2 $34,205
2002 $93,621 2 $46,811
Total $638,487 16 $39,905