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Hawaii, State Senate, District 24

Hawaii State Senate District 24
Current incumbentJarrett Keohokalole Democratic Party

Hawaii's twenty-fourth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Jarrett Keohokalole.

Hawaii state senators represent an average of 54,412 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 48,461 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Hawaii State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Hawaii legislators assume office the first day of Legislative session following the election (usually the third Wednesday of January).

Qualifications

From Article III, Section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution: "No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the senate unless the person has been a resident of the State for not less than three years, has attained the age of majority and is, prior to filing nomination papers and thereafter continues to be, a qualified voter of the senatorial district from which the person seeks to be elected; except that in the year of the first general election following reapportionment, but prior to the primary election, an incumbent senator may move to a new district without being disqualified from completing the remainder of the incumbent senator's term."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$62,604/year$225/day

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor is responsible for appointing a replacement. For all vacancies, the Governor must appoint a replacement within 60 days after the vacancy happened. The candidate is selected from a list of three prospective candidates submitted by the political party that last held the vacant seat. The party has thirty days after the vacancy to submit a list of prospective candidates. If the person leaving the seat is a independent, the Governor must select a resident from the vacant district that is not a member of any political party.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Hawaii State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 8, 2020. The filing deadline is June 2, 2020.

2018

General election

The general election was canceled.

Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 24

Jarrett Keohokalole defeated Ken Ito in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 24 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jarrett Keohokalole (D)
59.2
7,840

Ken Ito (D)
40.8
5,397

Total votes: 13,237
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.


2014

Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Jill N. Tokuda was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Kilomana Michael Danner was unopposed in the Republican primary. Tokuda defeated Danner in the general election.

Hawaii State Senate, District 24, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJill N. Tokuda Incumbent 74.9% 13,814
Republican Kilomana Michael Danner 25.1% 4,625
Total Votes 18,439


2012

Elections for the office of Hawaii State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 5, 2012. Incumbent Jill Tokuda (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Hawaii State Senate District 24 raised a total of $383,453. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $23,966 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Hawaii State Senate District 24

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $50,629 2 $25,315
2012 $28,450 1 $28,450
2010 $140,997 2 $70,499
2008 $11,943 1 $11,943
2006 $142,904 3 $47,635
2004 $300 1 $300
2002 $0 3 $0
2000 $8,230 3 $2,743
Total $383,453 16 $23,966