1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii

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1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii

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  Sen Daniel Akaka.jpg Pat Saiki.jpg
Nominee Daniel Akaka Pat Saiki
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 188,901 155,978
Percentage 53.7% 44.4%

1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii results map by county.svg
County results
Akaka:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Daniel Akaka
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Daniel Akaka
Democratic

The 1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka was elected to finish the term ending in 1995. He had been appointed by Governor John Waihee in April 1990 to serve temporarily after the death of Spark Matsunaga.[1]

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Daniel Akaka, incumbent U.S. Senator and former U.S. Representative

Republican[]

  • Pat Saiki, U.S. Representative

Results[]

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Akaka (incumbent) 188,901 53.72
Republican Pat Saiki 155,978 44.35
Libertarian Ken Schoolland 6,788 1.93
Majority 32,923 9.36
Turnout 351,666
Democratic hold

See also[]

  • 1990 United States Senate elections
  • List of United States senators from Hawaii

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 06, 1990".
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