The 1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 1980.
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 County results Inouye: 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editCandidates
edit- Daniel Inouye, incumbent Senator
- John P. Fritz, candidate for State House in 1976 and 1978
- Kamuela Price, candidate for Senate in 1976
Results
edit| 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
editCandidates
edit- Floyd Bernier-Nachtwey, People's Party candidate for Senate in 1974
- Cooper Brown
- Dan Dew
- Lawrence I. Weisman
Results
edit| 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
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Inouye (Incumbent) | 224,485 | 77.95% |  4.96
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| Republican | Cooper Brown | 53,068 | 18.43% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | H. E. Shasteen | 10,453 | 3.63% | N/A | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "HI US Senate". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 20, 1980".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980".