2012 McKelvey won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 1,329 votes (66.8%),[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,255 votes (63.9%) against Republican nominee Chayne Marten.[5]
2006 Challenging incumbent Democratic Representative Kam Tanaka for the District 10 seat, McKelvey won the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary with 1,360 votes (59.3%),[6] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 2,623 votes (54.4%) against Republican nominee Ben Azman,[7] who had run for Hawaii Senate in 2002.
2008 McKelvey was unopposed for the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,286 votes,[8] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 4,477 votes (60.8%) against Republican nominee Ramon Madden.[9]
2010 McKelvey was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,757 votes, and his 2008 opponent, Republican Ramon Madden, won the Republican Primary, setting up a rematch.[10] McKelvey won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,191 votes (61.0%) against Madden.[11]