The 2018 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Hawaii voters elected state senators in 13 of the state senate's 25 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Hawaii Senate.

Quick Facts 13 of the 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate 13 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

2018 Hawaii Senate election

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13 of the 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Ron Kouchi (n/a) Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 8th (n/a) Last election 25 0 Seats before 25 0 Seats won 24 1 Seat change 1 1
Results of the elections:      Republican gain      Democratic hold      No election
President of the Senate before election Ron Kouchi Democratic Elected President of the Senate Ron Kouchi Democratic

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A primary election on August 11, 2018 determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the State of Hawaii's Office of Elections website.^[1] A statewide map of Hawaii's state Senate districts can be obtained from the state's Office of Planning here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the state's Office of Elections here.

Following the 2016 state senate elections, Democrats gained complete control of the Senate, with all 25 members.

To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to gain 13 senate seats; the Republicans only managed to gain one seat, but returned to having a presence in the chamber after being shut out in the 2016 elections.

• Districts not shown did not have an election until 2020.

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• 2018 United States elections
• 2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii
• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
• 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election
• 2018 Hawaii House of Representatives election