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Honolulu attorney Kim Coco Iwamoto defeats House Speaker Scott Saiki in the biggest upset of the primary election

Honolulu Civil Beat
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Honolulu attorney Kim Coco Iwamoto defeated House Speaker Scott Saiki in the race for House District 25.

Saiki had 44.6% of the vote compared to Iwamoto ’s 49.3% for the district, which includes Ala Moana , Kakaako and downtown Honolulu .

In other closely watched legislative races, Democrat Clayton Hee lost to Ben Shafer .

In another close race that will go to an automatic recount, Rep. Sonny Ganaden trailed challenger Shirley Ann Templo by 46 votes.

In House District 29 , May Mizuno was appointed last year to replace her husband, John Mizuno , who took a job in the Green administration.

Amy Perruso easily defeated Mark Clemente in the District 46 race to represent a large swath of Oahu from Launani Valley to Mokuleia .

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English

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