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Hawaii, State Senate, District 25

Hawaii State Senate District 25
Current incumbentLaura Thielen Democratic Party

Hawaii's twenty-fifth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Laura Thielen.

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.

2016

Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Laura Thielen defeated Robert Nagamine in the Hawaii State Senate District 25 general election.

Hawaii State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Laura Thielen Incumbent 67.36% 14,212
Republican Robert Nagamine 32.64% 6,886
Total Votes 21,098
Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections

Incumbent Laura Thielen ran unopposed in the Hawaii State Senate District 25 Democratic primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Laura Thielen Incumbent (unopposed)

Robert Nagamine defeated Heather Dozier in the Hawaii State Senate District 25 Republican primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert Nagamine 65.02% 1,610
Republican Heather Dozier 34.98% 866
Total Votes 2,476

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. Laura Thielen (D) defeated Fred Hemmings (R) in the general election. Thielen defeated incumbent Pohai Ryan and Levani Rachel Lipton in the Democratic primary, while Hemmings was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 25, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Thielen 59.5% 13,703
Republican Fred Hemmings 40.5% 9,333
Total Votes 23,036

Hawaii State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Thielen 50% 6,236
Pohai Ryan 38.2% 4,769
Levani Lipton 11.8% 1,474
Total Votes 12,479

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Hawaii State Senate District 25 raised a total of $442,540. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $20,115 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Hawaii State Senate District 25

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $61,127 3 $20,376
2012 $198,032 4 $49,508
2010 $99,255 5 $19,851
2008 $3,210 1 $3,210
2006 $76,371 2 $38,186
2004 $2,150 1 $2,150
2002 $2,395 2 $1,198
2000 $0 4 $0
Total $442,540 22 $20,115