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1976 Hawaii U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Hawaii U.S. House District 1 Election?

Cecil Heftel won the 1976 Hawaii U.S. House District 1 Election. Cecil Heftel received 60,050 popular votes (43.64%). The main challenger was Frederick Rohlfing (39.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Heftel and Rohlfing

Heftel +4.6 pts · won by 6,305 votes
Cecil HeftelDemocraticWINNER43.64%
60,050 votes
Frederick RohlfingRepublican39.06%
53,745 votes
Kathy Joyce HoshijoIndependent17.3%
23,807 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified August 15, 2026.