Although he garnered a greater percentage of the vote in a general election than any other Republican running for Congress in Hawaii since 1988, he still narrowly lost to Democratic state representative Mark Takai, who received 51.2% of the vote.
Even though he obtained a higher percentage of the vote in a general election compared to any other Republican candidate in Hawaii since 1988, he still narrowly lost to Democratic state representative Mark Takai, who secured 51.2% of the vote.