1959 Hawaii Senate election

none June 2026 January 2025 1959 Hawaii Senate election Hawaii legislative no 1962 Hawaii Senate election 1962 All 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate 13 July 28, 1959 160x180px 93.6% Hawaii Republican Party William Hardy Hill 1–Hilo 14 337,976 50.00% Democratic Party of Hawaii — — 11 335,993 49.71% x240px 320px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain #ca0020 Republican gainMulti-member districts:#93c5dd Majority Democratic #ff9998 Majority Republican Hawaii Senate President Office established William Hardy Hill Hawaii Republican Party The 1959 Hawaii Senate election was held on July 28, 1959, in Hawaii's last days as a territory to elect members of the first Hawaii State Legislature. All 25 seats of the Senate were up for election, with 14 seats being won by Republicans and 11 by Democrats. Longtime territorial legislator William H. Hill from Hilo was elected President of the Senate, the first Senate president during statehood.TABLE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS HAWAII LEGISLATURE 1901-1996 REGULAR AND SPECIAL SESSIONS http://lrbhawaii.org/hndbook/appe.html Hawaii Legislators' Handbook 16 April 2024 November 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171101205117/http://lrbhawaii.org/hndbook/appe.html bot: unknown Results by district Source: 6 August 1959 OFFICIAL TABULATION • RESULT OF VOTES CAST GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1959 Honolulu, HI State of Hawaii Office of Elections 3-37 Obtained from the State of Hawaii Office of Elections on 15 April 2024. District 1 Senate District 1, located on the eastern half of Hawaii, was entitled to five state senators.REAPPORTIONMENT of the TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE https://lrb.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/1958_ReapportionmentOfTheTerritorialLegislature.pdf State of Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau 16 April 2024 1959 Hawaii Senate election, District 1 Republican Party (United States) William H. Hill 11639 16.7% Democratic Party (United States) Nelson K. Doi 10819 15.6% Democratic Party (United States) John T. Ushijima 8266 11.9% Republican Party (United States) Richard Lyman Jr. 8202 11.8% Democratic Party (United States) Kazuhisa Abe 7901 11.3% Republican Party (United States) Stafford L. Austin 7809 11.2% Democratic Party (United States) Mark Norman Olds 7037 10.1% Republican Party (United States) Wing Kong Chong 4835 6.9% Republican Party (United States) Charles T. Hashimoto 2836 4.1% 69344 100.0 District 2 Senate District 2, located on the western half of Hawaii, was entitled to two state senators. 1959 Hawaii Senate election, District 2 Republican Party (United States) Bernard G. Kinney 3056 32.6% Republican Party (United States) Julian R. Yates Jr. 2871 30.6% Democratic Party (United States) Shoji Kawahara 2586 27.6% Democratic Party (United States) John K. Kiaha 842 9.0% 9,355 100.0 District 3 Senate District 3, located on the islands of Kahoolawe, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai, was entitled to five state senators. 1959 Hawaii Senate election, District 3 Democratic Party (United States) George S. Fukuoka 7983 12.7% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas S. Ogata 7869 12.5% Democratic Party (United States) Nadao Yoshinaga 7715 12.3% Republican Party (United States) Marquis F. Calmes 7703 12.3% Republican Party (United States) Barney Tokunaga 7127 11.3% Republican Party (United States) Herbert C. Jackson 7008 11.2% Democratic Party (United States) John Gomes Duarte 6995 11.1% Republican Party (United States) William O. Smith 6006 9.6% Republican Party (United States) David K. Kahookele 4151 6.6% 62,557 100.0 District 4 Senate District 4, located in Honolulu on Oahu, was entitled to five state senators. 1959 Hawaii Senate election, District 4 Republican Party (United States) Hebden Porteus 35503 13.2% Republican Party (United States) Yasutaka Fukushima 30614 11.4% Republican Party (United States) Randolph Crossley 27282 10.1% Democratic Party (United States) O. Vincient Espotito 26796 9.9% Republican Party (United States) J. Ward Russell 26787 9.9% Democratic Party (United States) Russell K. Kono 26666 9.9% Democratic Party (United States) John J. Hulten 25401 9.4% Republican Party (United States) Richard Sutton 23435 8.7% Democratic Party (United States) Ernest K Kai 22417 8.3% Democratic Party (United States) Anna Furtado Kahanamoku 21588 8.0% Commonwealth William H. Crozier Jr. 1958 0.7% 268447 100.0 District 5 Senate District 5, located on most of Oahu surrounding Honolulu, was entitled to five state senators. 1959 Hawaii Senate election, District 5 Democratic Party (United States) George R. Ariyoshi 31695 13.2% Democratic Party (United States) Sakae Takahashi 31107 12.9% Republican Party (United States) Lawrence Kunihisa 26112 10.8% Democratic Party (United States) Steere G. Noda 25691 10.7% Republican Party (United States) Calvin C. McGregor 25494 10.6% Republican Party (United States) Peter Aduja 24620 10.2% Democratic Party (United States) Philip Minn 23992 9.9% Democratic Party (United States) Charles Ernest Kauhane 19789 8.2% Republican Party (United States) Joseph L. Dwight Sr. 17094 7.1% Republican Party (United States) Stephen R. Benchwich 14505 6.0% 240,099 100.0 District 6 Senate District 6, located on the islands of Kauai and Niihau, was entitled to three state senators. 1959 Hawaii Senate election, District 6 Democratic Party (United States) Manuel Souza Henriques 4785 18.2% Republican Party (United States) Abel Medeiros 4682 17.9% Democratic Party (United States) William E. Fernandes 4655 17.7% Republican Party (United States) Clint Shiraishi 4527 17.3% Republican Party (United States) Yoshiichi Yoshida 4108 15.7% Democratic Party (United States) William Y. Hayashi 3398 12.9% 26,155 100.0 See also 1959 Hawaii gubernatorial election 1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii 1959 United States House of Representatives election in Hawaii References Senate Category:Hawaii Senate elections Hawaii Senate