Hawaii State Senate District 3

Next vote Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · Represented by Dru Kanuha Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last election: Dru Kanuha (Democratic) won by 35.2 points, 2024

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History (19 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 19,385
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDru KanuhaWonName as filed: Dru Mamo Kanuha	Democratic	13,11267.6%	67.6%
RepublicanKurt "Sulli" Sullivan	Republican	6,27332.4%	32.4%

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDru KanuhaWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Dru Mamo Kanuha	Democratic	——	—

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDru KanuhaWon	Democratic	10,65079.3%	79.3%
IndependentMichael L. Last	Independent	2,77320.7%	20.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,787
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJosh GreenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,89682.5%	82.5%
LibertarianMichael L. Last	Libertarian	1,89117.5%	17.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,543
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJosh GreenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,35178.0%	78.0%
RepublicanJeff R. Lafrance	Republican	3,19221.9%	21.9%

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJosh GreenWon	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 18,737
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPaul WhalenWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,66151.6%	51.6%
DemocraticSteven Fox	Democratic	9,07648.4%	48.4%

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPaul WhalenWon	Republican	8,41954.7%	54.7%
DemocraticVirginia Isbell	Democratic	6,97645.3%	45.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,838
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAndy LevinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,20372.5%	72.5%
RepublicanEarl Fujikawa	Republican	4,63527.5%	27.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,865
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAndy LevinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,74467.7%	67.7%
RepublicanBryan Fitzgerald	Republican	5,12132.3%	32.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,163
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAndrew LevinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,07574.7%	74.7%
RepublicanJonathan Hodkinson	Republican	4,08825.3%	25.3%

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMalama SolomonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 13,190
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMalama SolomonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,39656.1%	56.1%
RepublicanPeter Young	Republican	5,79443.9%	43.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,817
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1983)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMalama SolomonWon	Democratic	7,27256.7%	56.7%
RepublicanJohn F. Burns Jr.	Republican	5,54543.3%	43.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 61,361
Election day: November 4, 1980
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMary GeorgeWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,36544.6%	44.6%
RepublicanRalph Kanichi AjifuWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,69938.6%	38.6%
DemocraticJack C. Morse	Democratic	10,29716.8%	16.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 91,142
Election day: November 7, 1978
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanD. G. AndersonWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,06826.4%	26.4%
RepublicanMary GeorgeWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,46823.6%	23.6%
RepublicanRalph Kanichi AjifuWon	Republican	20,74122.8%	22.8%
DemocraticJohn J. Hulten(incumbent)	Democratic	18,02119.8%	19.8%
DemocraticRobert E. Wetzel	Democratic	6,8447.5%	7.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 88,747
Election day: November 4, 1974
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanD. G. AndersonWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,50526.5%	26.5%
RepublicanMary GeorgeWon	Republican	18,42120.8%	20.8%
DemocraticJohn J. HultenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,45719.7%	19.7%
RepublicanGeorge H. Mills(incumbent)	Republican	16,71518.8%	18.8%
DemocraticErnest N. Heen Jr.	Democratic	12,64914.3%	14.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 81,047
Election day: November 3, 1970
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1970 to 1973)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn J. HultenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,59522.9%	22.9%
RepublicanD. G. AndersonWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,73821.9%	21.9%
RepublicanGeorge H. MillsWon	Republican	16,06419.8%	19.8%
DemocraticJimmy Clark(incumbent)	Democratic	15,41119.0%	19.0%
DemocraticHenry H. George	Democratic	13,23916.3%	16.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,037
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1969)

Hawaii Senate District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn J. HultenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,92956.8%	56.8%
RepublicanGeorge H. Mills	Republican	12,10843.2%	43.2%

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
1968 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: 2024.

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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; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) 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.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:hi/sldu:3

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026