2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii
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Nominee Daniel Akaka Cynthia Thielen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote210,330126,097
Percentage61.35%36.78%
2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg
County results
Akaka:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Daniel Akaka
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Daniel Akaka
Democratic

The 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Daniel Akaka won re-election to a third full term.

Contents

Democratic primary

Source: [1]

Candidates

Campaign

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 (the other being Daniel Inouye), 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] Case's words would prove prescient, as Akaka would retire just over two weeks after Inouye's death in 2012.

Hawaii's other members of Congress, Inouye and Rep. Neil Abercrombie, pledged their support to Akaka. [3]

Debates

Polling

SourceDateDaniel
Akaka		Ed
Case
QMark Research & Polling [4] May 15, 200640%38%
Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research [5] July 2, 200651%40%
Rasmussen [6] August 11, 200647%45%
Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research [7] September 17, 200651%38%

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel Akaka (incumbent) 129,158 54.65%
Democratic Ed Case 107,16345.35%
Total votes236,321 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Coffee 10,139 41.01
Republican Mark Beatty6,05724.50
Republican Akacase Collins3,14612.72
Republican Jay Friedheim2,2999.30
Republican Steve Tataii1,6016.48
Republican Eddie Pirkowski1,4825.99
Total votes24,724 100

Hawaii State Representative Cynthia Thielen was selected to be the Republican nominee after Jerry Coffee, who had previously withdrawn his candidacy, won the primary.

General election

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [11] Solid DNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe DNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [13] Safe DNovember 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [14] Safe DNovember 6, 2006

Polling

SourceDateDaniel
Akaka (D)		Cynthia
Thielen (R)
Rasmussen [6] August 11, 200658%30%

Results

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Daniel Akaka (incumbent) 210,330 61.35% −11.5%
Republican Cynthia Thielen 126,09736.78%+12.3%
Libertarian Lloyd Mallan6,4151.87%+1.0%
Majority84,23324.57%
Turnout 342,842
Democratic hold Swing

Akaka won in all 4 Hawaii counties, taking at least 60% of the vote in each area.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Akaka wins; Case concedes | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ Maskell, Jack (January 20, 2010). "Beginning and end of the Terms of United States Senators chosen to fill Senate vacancies" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "StarBulletin.com | News | /2006/01/20/". Archived from the original on April 5, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
  4. ↑ QMark Research & Polling
  5. ↑ Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research
  6. 1 2 Rasmussen
  7. ↑ Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research
  8. ↑ "Council for a Livable World Endorses U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka in Democratic Senate Primary". September 15, 2006.
  9. 1 2 "Office of Elections" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "2006 Senatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Hawaii". U.S. Election Atlas . January 4, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

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