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The 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Daniel Akaka won re-election to his third full term.
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The 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Daniel Akaka won re-election to his third full term.
Source: [1]
Case had stated that although he has the deepest respect for Daniel Akaka, Hawaii is in a time of transition with regard to the state's representation in Congress which requires that the state phase in the next generation to provide continuity in that service. He had warned the state would lose all clout in Washington if the state's two US Senators, both of whom are over 80 years old, leave office within a short time of each other. [1] If a Senator were to die, Hawaii election law requires that the governor appoint a replacement of the same party. [2]
Hawaii's other members of Congress, Rep. Neil Abercrombie and Sen. Daniel Inouye, pledged their support to Akaka. [3]
| Source | Date | Daniel Akaka | Ed Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| QMark Research & Polling [4] | May 15, 2006 | 40% | 38% |
| Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research [5] | July 2, 2006 | 51% | 40% |
| Rasmussen [6] | August 11, 2006 | 47% | 45% |
| Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research [7] | September 17, 2006 | 51% | 38% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Akaka (incumbent) | 129,158 | 54.65% | |
| Democratic | Ed Case | 107,163 | 45.35% | |
| Total votes | 236,321 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Coffee | 10,139 | 41.01 | |
| Republican | Mark Beatty | 6,057 | 24.50 | |
| Republican | Akacase Collins | 3,146 | 12.72 | |
| Republican | Jay Friedheim | 2,299 | 9.30 | |
| Republican | Steve Tataii | 1,601 | 6.48 | |
| Republican | Eddie Pirkowski | 1,482 | 5.99 | |
| Total votes | 24,724 | 100 | ||
Hawaii State Representative Cynthia Thielen was selected to be the Republican nominee after Jerry Coffee, who had previously withdrawn his candidacy, won the primary.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report [11] | Solid D | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report [13] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics [14] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Source | Date | Daniel Akaka (D) | Cynthia Thielen (R) |
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| Rasmussen [6] | August 11, 2006 | 58% | 30% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Akaka (incumbent) | 210,330 | 61.35% | −11.5% | |
| Republican | Cynthia Thielen | 126,097 | 36.78% | +12.3% | |
| Libertarian | Lloyd Mallan | 6,415 | 1.87% | +1.0% | |
| Majority | 84,233 | 24.57% | |||
| Turnout | 342,842 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Akaka won in all 4 Hawaii counties, taking at least 60% of the vote in each area.
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