1986 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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1986 United States Senate election in Hawaii
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  1980 November 4, 1986 1992  
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Nominee Daniel Inouye Frank Hutchinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote241,88786,910
Percentage73.57%26.43%

1986 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg
County results
Inouye:      70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Daniel Inouye
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Daniel Inouye
Democratic

The 1986 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held on November 4, 1986.

Contents

Incumbent Senator Daniel Inouye was re-elected to a fifth term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Senator Inouye was unopposed for renomination by the Democratic Party.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1986 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Hutchinson 20,375 67.72%
Republican Marvin Franklin9,71432.28%
Total votes30,089 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Daniel Inouye (incumbent) 241,887 73.57% Decrease2.svg4.37
Republican Frank Hutchinson86,91026.43%Increase2.svg8.00
Total votes328,797 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. "HI US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. "HI US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.