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Hawaii, State House, District 11

Hawaii House of Representatives District 11
Current incumbentTina Wildberger Democratic Party

Hawaii's eleventh state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Tina Wildberger.

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

About the chamber

Members of the Hawaii House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Each two-year term begins on the day of the general election.

Qualifications

According to Article III, Section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution, Hawaii state representatives must meet the following qualifications:

No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the house of representatives 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 representative 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 representative may move to a new district without being disqualified from completing the remainder of the incumbent representative's term.

Salaries

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

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, 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 an 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 House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 11

Tina Wildberger defeated Don Couch and Lee Myrick in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 11 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tina Wildberger (D)
56.7
2,181

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Don Couch (D)
39.1
1,505

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Lee Myrick (D)
4.2
161

Total votes: 3,847
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

2016

Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives 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 Kaniela Ing defeated Daniel Pekus in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 11 general election.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 11 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kaniela Ing Incumbent 70.00% 5,835
Republican Daniel Pekus 30.00% 2,501
Total Votes 8,336
Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections

Incumbent Kaniela Ing defeated Deidre Tegarden in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 11 Democratic primary.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kaniela Ing Incumbent 63.46% 2,117
Democratic Deidre Tegarden 36.54% 1,219
Total Votes 3,336

Daniel Pekus ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 11 Republican primary.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Pekus (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives 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 Kaniela Ing defeated Marie Minichino in the Democratic primary and defeated Pat Brock (L) in the general election.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 11, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKaniela Ing Incumbent 78.3% 4,926
Libertarian Pat Brock 21.7% 1,362
Total Votes 6,288

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKaniela Ing Incumbent 87.1% 2,345
Marie Minichino 12.9% 346
Total Votes 2,691

2012

Elections for the office of Hawaii House of Representatives 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. Kaniela Ing (D) defeated incumbent George Fontaine (R) in the general election. Ing Netra Halperin, Colin Hanlon and Joseph Bertram III in the Democratic primary, while Fontaine was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 11, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKaniela Ing 63.5% 4,814
Republican George Fontaine Incumbent 36.5% 2,772
Total Votes 7,586

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKaniela Ing 45% 1,108
Netra Halperin 27.7% 682
Colin Hanlon 14.1% 347
Joseph Bertram III 13.2% 324
Total Votes 2,461

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Hawaii House of Representatives District 11 raised a total of $596,129. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $18,629 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Hawaii House of Representatives District 11

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $191,785 3 $63,928
2014 $26,711 3 $8,904
2012 $167,808 5 $33,562
2010 $41,125 4 $10,281
2008 $46,024 3 $15,341
2006 $34,714 4 $8,679
2004 $31,927 2 $15,964
2002 $22,489 2 $11,245
2000 $33,546 6 $5,591
Total $596,129 32 $18,629