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Hawaii, State Senate, District 4

Hawaii State Senate District 4
Current incumbentLorraine Inouye Democratic Party

Hawaii's fourth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Lorraine Inouye.

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

The general election was canceled.

Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 4

Incumbent Lorraine Inouye defeated Heather Kimball in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 4 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lorraine Inouye (D)
54.9
4,982

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Heather Kimball (D)
45.1
4,092

Total votes: 9,074
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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. Lorraine Rodero Inouye defeated incumbent Malama Solomon in the Democratic primary and defeated Alain Schiller (L) in the general election.

Hawaii State Senate, District 4, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLorraine Rodero Inouye 77.8% 8,882
Libertarian Alain Schiller 22.2% 2,536
Total Votes 11,418

Hawaii State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLorraine Rodero Inouye 58% 4,373
Malama Solomon Incumbent 42% 3,161
Total Votes 7,534

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 Malama Solomon (D) defeated Kelly Greenwell (G) in the general election and defeated Lorraine Inouye in the Democratic primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 4, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMalama Solomon Incumbent 66.6% 9,828
Green Kelly Greenwell 33.4% 4,934
Total Votes 14,762

Hawaii State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMalama Solomon Incumbent 50.4% 4,068
Lorraine Inouye 49.6% 3,999
Total Votes 8,067

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Hawaii State Senate District 4 raised a total of $771,451. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $51,430 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Hawaii State Senate District 4

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $203,289 3 $67,763
2012 $179,800 3 $59,933
2010 $118,842 2 $59,421
2008 $29,581 1 $29,581
2006 $114,585 2 $57,293
2004 $32,728 1 $32,728
2002 $92,626 3 $30,875
Total $771,451 15 $51,430