1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii

1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii

←  1974 November 4, 1980 1986  →

Nominee Daniel Inouye Cooper Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 224,485 53,068 Percentage 77.95% 18.43%

County results Inouye:      70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election Daniel Inouye Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye Democratic

The 1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 1980.

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye won re-election to a fourth term in yet another landslide, despite the national 'Reagan Revolution' and the state's very narrow margin of victory for Jimmy Carter in the concurrent presidential election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Daniel Inouye, incumbent Senator
• John P. Fritz, candidate for State House in 1976 and 1978
• Kamuela Price, candidate for Senate in 1976

Results

Democratic Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Inouye (incumbent)	198,468	87.52%
	Democratic	Kamuela Price	15,361	6.77%
	Democratic	John P. Fritz	12,929	5.70%
Total votes			226,758	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Floyd Bernier-Nachtwey, People's Party candidate for Senate in 1974
• Cooper Brown
• Dan Dew
• Lawrence I. Weisman

Results

Republican Senate primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cooper Brown	3,219	39.05%
	Republican	Lawrence I. Weisman	2,586	31.37%
	Republican	Dan Dew	1,854	22.49%
	Republican	Floyd Bernier-Nachtwey	584	7.09%
Total votes			8,243	100.00%

General election

Results

1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Daniel Inouye (Incumbent)	224,485	77.95%	4.96
	Republican	Cooper Brown	53,068	18.43%	N/A
	Libertarian	H. E. Shasteen	10,453	3.63%	N/A
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• 1980 United States Senate elections

References

1. "HI US Senate". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 20, 1980".
3. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980".