Hawaii 2020 Election Results

Hawaii held its general election on November 3, 2020, deciding 64 legislative seats. No chamber changed party control.

Highlights

• Democrats kept two-thirds supermajorities in both chambers and shrank the small House Republican caucus by one seat, while the Senate's lone Republican held on.
• The only seat to change hands was Windward Oahu's House District 50, open after Republican Rep. Cynthia Thielen retired; Patrick Branco (D) beat Kanani Souza (R) by about 23 points. In the Senate, Kurt Fevella (R) held Senate District 19 by about 17 points over Rida Cabanilla Arakawa (D), a sitting House member.
• The state's only legislative race inside two points was House District 41, where Matt LoPresti (D) won back his former seat by about 200 votes over David Alcos (R). No incumbent lost in November, and 23 legislative seats had no general-election opponent.

Legislature

• House (51 seats): 46 D, 5 R before the election, 47 D, 4 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
• Senate (25 seats): 24 D, 1 R before the election, 24 D, 1 R after; control stayed with Democrats.

Legislative races