Hawaii State Senate District 17

Next vote Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · Represented by Donovan Dela Cruz Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last election: Donovan Dela Cruz (Democratic) won by 30.4 points, 2022

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History (12 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 17,723
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDonovan Dela CruzWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,55565.2%	65.2%
RepublicanAnna Misako Hudson	Republican	6,16834.8%	34.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,366
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticClarence NishiharaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,82868.9%	68.9%
RepublicanRoger Clemente	Republican	3,53831.1%	31.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,847
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticClarence NishiharaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,31670.2%	70.2%
IndependentRoger Clemente	Independent	3,53129.8%	29.8%

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticClarence NishiharaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMichelle KidaniWon	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 18,471
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRon MenorWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,78069.2%	69.2%
RepublicanMark Kalilikane	Republican	5,69130.8%	30.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,205
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRon MenorWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,84573.1%	73.1%
RepublicanAlex Mogilewicz	Republican	4,36026.9%	26.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,395
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid Y. IgeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,84784.5%	84.5%
LibertarianRobert Grayson	Libertarian	2,54815.5%	15.5%

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid Y. IgeWon	Democratic	11,86675.5%	75.5%
RepublicanStef Davis	Republican	3,85224.5%	24.5%

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAnthony K. ChangWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 13,296
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAnthony K. ChangWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,49356.4%	56.4%
RepublicanMichael Lilly	Republican	5,80343.6%	43.6%

Hawaii Senate District 17, 1982 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoe KurodaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,413100.0%	100.0%

1982 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026