1976 Senate elections · Hawaii history
Hawaii U.S. Senate election 1976
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga DEM +13.1 gain · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 302,092
- Margin
- 13.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in HI
- D+2.5same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spark Masayuki Matsunaga Won | DEM | 162,305 | 53.73% | |
| William Quinn | REP | 122,724 | 40.63% | |
| Anthony N. Hodges | NAP | 14,226 | 4.71% | |
| James D. Kimmel | IND | 1,433 | 0.47% | |
| Rockne H. Johnson | LIB | 1,404 | 0.47% | |
| Total | 302,092 | |||
Official source: data
Other Hawaii Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Mazie K. Hirono | 31.4 |
| 2022 | Class III | Brian Schatz | 44.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Mazie K. Hirono | 41.2 |
| 2016 | Class III | Brian Schatz | 48.9 |
| 2014 special | Class III | Brian Schatz | 40.3 |
| 2012 | Class I | Mazie K. Hirono | 24.8 |
| 2010 | Class III | Daniel K. Inouye | 53.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Daniel K. Akaka | 24.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Daniel K. Inouye | 54.5 |
| 2000 | Class I | Daniel K. Akaka | 48.2 |
| 1998 | Class III | Daniel K. Inouye | 61.4 |
| 1994 | Class I | Daniel K. Akaka | 47.6 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Hawaii Senate race?
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (DEM) won with 53.7% of the vote, ahead of William Quinn (40.6%), a margin of 13.1 points.
Did the Hawaii Senate seat change party in 1976?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Hawaii Senate race?
302,092 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.