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Hawaii, State House, District 36

Hawaii House of Representatives District 36
Current incumbentVal Okimoto Republican Party

Hawaii's thirty-sixth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Val Okimoto.

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

About the chamber

Members of the Hawaii House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Each two-year term begins on the day of the general election.

Qualifications

According to Article III, Section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution, Hawaii state representatives must meet the following qualifications:

No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the house of representatives 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 representative 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 representative may move to a new district without being disqualified from completing the remainder of the incumbent representative's term.

Salaries

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

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, 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 an 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 House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 36

Val Okimoto (R) defeated Marilyn Lee (D) in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 36 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Val Okimoto (R)
54.7
4,933

Marilyn Lee (D)
45.3
4,081

Total votes: 9,014
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 36

Marilyn Lee defeated Dean Hazama, Trish La Chica, and Zuri Aki in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 36 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Marilyn Lee (D)
35.5
2,026

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Dean Hazama (D)
31.8
1,813

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Trish La Chica (D)
24.2
1,381

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Zuri Aki (D)
8.5
487

Total votes: 5,707
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 36

Val Okimoto advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 36 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Val Okimoto (R)
100
889

Total votes: 889

2016

Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives 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 Beth Fukumoto Chang defeated Marilyn Lee in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 36 general election.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 36 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Beth Fukumoto Chang Incumbent 67.47% 6,792
Democratic Marilyn Lee 32.53% 3,274
Total Votes 10,066
Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections

Marilyn Lee defeated Zuri Aki in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 36 Democratic primary.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marilyn Lee 70.27% 2,754
Democratic Zuri Aki 29.73% 1,165
Total Votes 3,919

Incumbent Beth Fukumoto Chang ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 36 Republican primary.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Beth Fukumoto Chang Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives 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. Marilyn B. Lee defeated Luella Costales in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Beth Fukumoto Chang was unopposed in the Republican primary. Chang defeated Lee in the general election.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 36, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Fukumoto Chang Incumbent 66% 5,878
Democratic Marilyn B. Lee 34% 3,034
Total Votes 8,912

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn B. Lee 70.2% 3,762
Luella Costales 29.8% 1,598
Total Votes 5,360

2012

Elections for the office of Hawaii House of Representatives 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. Beth Fukumoto (R) defeated incumbent Marilyn Lee (D) in the general election. Lee was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while defeated Mel Apana in the Republican primary.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 36, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Fukumoto 52.4% 5,334
Democratic Marilyn Lee Incumbent 47.6% 4,838
Total Votes 10,172

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Fukumoto 66.7% 1,158
Mel Apana 33.3% 578
Total Votes 1,736

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Hawaii House of Representatives District 36 raised a total of $530,035. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $23,045 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Hawaii House of Representatives District 36

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $81,394 3 $27,131
2014 $125,970 3 $41,990
2012 $83,285 3 $27,762
2010 $62,607 2 $31,304
2008 $32,480 1 $32,480
2006 $38,695 2 $19,348
2004 $28,907 2 $14,454
2002 $27,087 4 $6,772
2000 $49,610 3 $16,537
Total $530,035 23 $23,045