Political party strength in Hawaii

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Hawaii:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows:

Kingdom of Hawaii

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1810–1843

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Year Executive offices Legislature State Department
Monarch Prime Minister House of Nobles House of Rep. Agent
1810 Kamehameha I (NP) no such office no such offices no such offices no such office
...
1818
1819 Kaʻahumanu (?)
1820 Kamehameha II (?) John Coffin Jones Jr. (?)
...
1824
1825 Kamehameha III (?)
...
1832
1833 Kīnaʻu (?)
...
1838
1839 Peter A. Brinsmade (?)
1840 Kekāuluohi (?)
...
1843

1843

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Provisional Cession
Year Representative Commissioners Deputy Commissioner Agent
1843 George Paulet (NP) Duncan F. Mackay (NP)
and John E. Frere (NP)
Gerrit P. Judd (?) George Brown (?) Peter A. Brinsmade (?)
Richard D. Thomas (NP) John E. Frere (NP)

1843–1893

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Year Kingdom Royal Elections
Monarch Prime Minister House of Nobles House of Rep. Commissioner Consul
1843 Kamehameha III (?) Kekāuluohi (?) George Brown (?) Peter A. Brinsmade (?) no such office
1844 Alexander G. Abell (?)
1845
1846 Keoni Ana (?) Anthony Ten Eyke (?) Joel Turrill (D)
1847
1848
1849 Charles Eames (?)
1850 Luther Severance (W) Elisha H. Allen (W)
1851
1852
1853 David L. Gregg (D–IL) Benjamin F. Angel (D)
1854 Darius A. Ogden (D-NY)
1855 Kamehameha IV (?)
1856 Victoria Kamāmalu (?)
1857 Abner Pratt (?)
1858 James W. Borden (D–IN)
1859
1860 no such office
1861 Thomas J. Dryer (W)
1862
1863 James McBride (R-OR)
1864 Kamehameha V (?) Kekūanaōʻa (?)
1865 no such office
1866 Edward M. McCook (R-CO)
1867
1868
1869 Henry A. Peirce (?)
1870
1871
1872
1873 Lunalilo (Lu) Lunalilo (Lu), Kalaimamahu Dynasty
1874 Kalākaua (N), Kalākaua Dynasty
1875 Kalākaua (N) [?]
1876
1877 ?N, 2Q, ?R, ?NP
[?]
James M. Comly (R)
1878
1879 [?]
1880
1881 ?N, ?Q, ?R, ?NP
[?]
1882 Walter M. Gibson (N) Rollin M. Daggett (R)
1883 ?N, 3Q, ?R, ?NP
[?]
1884
1885 15N, 13IK[a] George W. Merrill (?)
1886
1887 no such office 18N, 10IK
1888 [?] [?]
1889 John L. Stevens (R)
1890
1891 13R, 9NR, 2IK 14NR, 10R
1892 Liliʻuokalani (NP, NR cabinet)
1893 14R, 3NR, 2NL 12NL, 9R, 5NR, 3IK

Republic of Hawaii

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President Vice President[b] Senate House of Rep.
1893 Sanford B. Dole (R) William Chauncey Wilder (R)[1] no such bodies
1894 no such office [?] [?]
1895
1896
1897 [?] [?]
1898 [?] [?]

Territory of Hawaii

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Year Executive offices Territorial Legislature Territorial delegate
Governor Sec. of Terr. Attorney General Treasurer Senate House of Rep.
1898 Sanford B. Dole (R)[c][d] no such offices no such office
1899 Ernest A. Mott-Smith Henry E. Cooper Henry E. Cooper
1900 Henry E. Cooper Edmund Pearson Dole Theodore F. Lansing 9HR, 6R 17HR, 9R, 4D Robert William Wilcox (HR)[2]
1901 William H. Wright
1902
1903 George R. Carter (R) A. N. Kepoikai 10R, 4HR, 1D 20R, 10HR Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (R)
1904 George R. Carter (R)[c][e] A. L. C. Atkinson Lorrin Andrews A. J. Campbell
1905 14R, 1D 28R, 1D, 1HR
1906 Emil C. Peters
1907 12R, 2D, 1HR 24R, 6HR
1908 Walter F. Frear (R)[c] Ernest A. Mott-Smith Charles R. Hemenway
1909 Charles Reed Hemenway 9R, 4D, 2HR 22R, 7D, 1HR
1910 D. L. Conkling
1911 Alexander Lindsay Jr. 12R, 2HR, 1D 28R, 2HR
1912
1913
18R, 15D, 2HR 18R, 11D, 1HR
1914 Lucius E. Pinkham (D)[c] Wade Warren Thayer Wade Warren Thayer
1915 Ingram Stainback (D) Charles J. McCarthy (D) 8R, 7D 29R, 1D
1916
1917 12R, 3D 24R, 6D
1918 Curtis P. Iaukea
Charles J. McCarthy (D)[c] Arthur G. Smith Delbert E. Metzger
1919 Harry Irwin 14R, 1D 24R, 6D
1920
1921 [?] 26R, 4D
1922 Wallace Rider Farrington (R)[c] Raymond C. Brown A. Lewis Jr. Henry Alexander Baldwin (R)
1923 John A. Matthewman Henry C. Hapai 15R, 0D 29R, 1D[3] William Paul Jarrett (D)
1924
1925 [?] 27R, 3D
1926 William B. Lymer
1927 13R, 2D 28R, 2D[4] Victor S. K. Houston (R)
1928 Harry P. Hewitt
1929 14R, 1D 27R, 3D[5]
1930 Lawrence M. Judd (R)[c] E. S. Smith
1931 14R, 1D 28R, 2D
1932
1933 11R, 4D 20R, 10D Lincoln L. McCandless (D)
1934
Joseph Poindexter (D)[c][f] Arthur A. Greene William B. Pittman William C. McGonagle
1935 10R, 5D 23R, 7D Samuel Wilder King (R)
1936 Charles Maner Hite
1937 Samuel B. Kemp 10R, 4D, 1I 26R, 4D
1938
1939 Joseph V. Hodgson 12R, 3D 27R, 3D
1940 Norman D. Godbold Jr.
1941 12R, 3D 27R, 3D
1942 Ernest K. Kai
Ingram Stainback (D)[c][g] Ernest K. Kai J. Garner Anthony
1943 Walter D. Ackerman Jr. 11R, 4D 25R, 5D Joseph R. Farrington (R)
1944 Gerald R. Corbett Cyrus Nils Tavares
1945 8R, 7D 21R, 9D
1946 Oren E. Long (D) Rhoda V. Lewis
1947 Walter D. Ackerman Jr. Howard H. Adams 8R, 7D 15R, 15D[h]
1948 William B. Brown
1949 9R, 6D 20R, 10D
1950
1951 9R, 6D 21R, 9D
Oren E. Long (D)[c] Frank G. Serrao Howard H. Adams
1952 Sakae Takahashi
1953 Michiro Watanabe Kam Tai Lee 8R, 7D 19R, 11D
Samuel Wilder King (R)[c][i] Farrant L. Turner Edward N. Sylva
1954 Elizabeth P. Farrington (R)
1955 9D, 6R 22D, 8R
1956 Richard K. Sharpless
1957 Shiro Kashiwa 12D, 3R 18D, 12R John A. Burns (D)
William F. Quinn (R)[c] Herbert Choy
1958
1959 Edward E. Johnston Jack Mizuha Raymond Y. C. Ho 16D, 9R 33D, 18R[6]

State of Hawaii

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Year Executive Offices State Legislature U.S. Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lieutenant Governor State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House District 1 U.S. House District 2
1959 William F. Quinn (R) James Kealoha (R) 14R, 11D 33D, 18R Hiram Fong (R) Oren E. Long (D) Daniel Inouye (D)[j]
1960 John F. Kennedy/
Lyndon B. Johnson (D)  Y
1961
1962
1963 John A. Burns (D) William S. Richardson (D) 15D, 10R 40D, 11R Daniel Inouye (D)[k] Thomas Gill (D)[j] Spark Matsunaga (D)[l]
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson/
Hubert Humphrey (D)  Y
1965 16D, 9R 39D, 12R Patsy Mink (D)[l]
1966
1967 Thomas Gill (D) 15D, 10R
1968 Hubert Humphrey/
Edmund Muskie (D)  N
1969 38D, 13R
1970
1971 George Ariyoshi (D) 17D, 8R 34D, 17R
1972 Richard Nixon/
Spiro Agnew (R)  Y
1973 35D, 16R
1974
1975 George Ariyoshi (D) Nelson Doi (D) 34D, 17R
1976 Jimmy Carter/
Walter Mondale (D)  Y
1977 41D, 10R Spark Matsunaga (D)[k] Cecil Heftel (D)[m] Daniel Akaka (D)
1978
1979 Jean King (D) 18D, 7R 42D, 9R
1980 Jimmy Carter/
Walter Mondale (D)  N
1981 17D, 8R 39D, 12R
1982
1983 John D. Waiheʻe III (D) 43D, 8R
1984 Ronald Reagan/
George H. W. Bush (R)  Y
1985 22D, 3R 40D, 11R
1986
vacant
Neil Abercrombie (D)[n]
1987 John D. Waiheʻe III (D) Ben Cayetano (D) 20D, 5R Pat Saiki (R)
1988 Michael Dukakis/
Lloyd Bentsen (D)  N
1989 22D, 3R 45D, 6R
1990
Daniel Akaka (D) vacant
1991 Neil Abercrombie (D)[o] Patsy Mink (D)
1992 Bill Clinton/
Al Gore (D)  Y
1993 47D, 4R
1994
1995 Ben Cayetano (D) Mazie Hirono (D) 23D, 2R 44D, 7R
1996
1997 39D, 12R
1998
1999
2000 Al Gore/
Joe Lieberman (D)  N
2001 22D, 3R 32D, 19R
2002
vacant
2003 Linda Lingle (R) Duke Aiona (R) 20D, 5R 36D, 15R Ed Case (D)
2004 John Kerry/
John Edwards (D)  N
2005 41D, 10R
2006
2007 43D, 8R Mazie Hirono (D)
2008 Barack Obama/
Joe Biden (D)  Y
2009 23D, 2R 45D, 6R
2010 Charles Djou (R)
2011 Neil Abercrombie (D) Brian Schatz (D) 24D, 1R 43D, 8R Colleen Hanabusa (D)
2012
2013 Shan Tsutsui (D)[p] 44D, 7R Mazie Hirono (D) Brian Schatz (D)[q] Tulsi Gabbard (D)
2014
2015 David Ige (D) Mark Takai (D)[k]
2016 Hillary Clinton/
Tim Kaine (D)  N
2017 25D 46D, 5R Colleen Hanabusa (D)
2018 Doug Chin (D)[q]
2019 Josh Green (D) 24D, 1R Ed Case (D)
2020 Joe Biden/
Kamala Harris (D)  Y
2021 47D, 4R Kai Kahele (D)
2022
2023 Josh Green (D) Sylvia Luke (D) 23D, 2R 45D, 6R Jill Tokuda (D)
2024 [to be determined]
  1. ^ The House of Nobles and House of Representatives were merged into a 28-member body in 1864.
  2. ^ The office of Vice-President was not carried over into the Republic of Hawaii. In case of the president's inability to govern (absence, death, or incapacitation) the Minister of Foreign Affairs would have become acting president. Previously, this would be the case if both the President and Vice-president were unable to govern.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Territorial governor appointed by the President of the United States.
  4. ^ Resigned to take seat on the United States District Court for Hawaii Territory.
  5. ^ Resigned; term was to have ended November 23, 1907.
  6. ^ Remained in office for several months after his term expired until his successor was confirmed.
  7. ^ Had little power until October 24, 1944, as his predecessor, Joseph Poindexter, had declared martial law on December 7, 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, delegating executive authority to the military. During the period of military rule, the territory was governed by Lieutenant Generals Walter Short, Delos Emmons, and Robert C. Richardson, Jr.
  8. ^ The House elected a Republican speaker, who broke ties.
  9. ^ Resigned immediately when denied a second term by Eisenhower.
  10. ^ a b Elected at-large on a general ticket.
  11. ^ a b c Died in office.
  12. ^ a b Elected at-large on a general ticket until districts were implemented beginning with the 1970 elections.
  13. ^ Resigned to run for Governor.
  14. ^ Elected in special election to complete term of Heftel, who resigned to run for governor.
  15. ^ Resigned to run for Governor.
  16. ^ Resigned.
  17. ^ a b Appointed to fill a vacancy.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hawaiian Kingdom 1874–1893, the Kalakaua Dynastism by Ralph S. Kuykendall page 521
  2. ^ United States Congress. "Robert William Wilcox (id: W000459)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twelfth Legislature – Regular Session 1923". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Fourteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1927". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Fifteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1929". LLMC Digital. p. iv. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Thirtieth Legislature – Regular Session 1959". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 19 February 2021.