Incumbent state lawmakers secure solid leads
Incumbent state lawmakers in Maui County cruised to comfortable leads in the first round of results released late Tuesday night. Democratic state Rep. Justin Woodson held the largest margin with 6,571 votes, or 74.5 percent, to Aloha 'Aina candidate Kahala Jen Chrupalyk's 1,250 votes, or 14.2 percent, as of the first printout released at 10:54 p.m. Tuesday. Woodson represents Central Maui's District 9 and ran unchallenged in the primary. Democratic state Rep. Tina Wildberger in South Maui's District 11 also secured a strong lead with 7,199 votes, or 64.6 percent, to Aloha 'Aina ...