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1986 Senate elections · Hawaii history

Hawaii U.S. Senate election 1986

Daniel K. Inouye DEM +47.1 · Class III seat · held 11/4/86

Votes counted
328,797
Margin
47.1 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld

General election 11/4/86

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Daniel K. Inouye WonDEM241,88773.57%
Frank HutchinsonREP86,91026.43%
Total328,797

Official source: data

Other Hawaii Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IMazie K. Hirono31.4
2022Class IIIBrian Schatz44.0
2018Class IMazie K. Hirono41.2
2016Class IIIBrian Schatz48.9
2014 specialClass IIIBrian Schatz40.3
2012Class IMazie K. Hirono24.8
2010Class IIIDaniel K. Inouye53.2
2006Class IDaniel K. Akaka24.6
2004Class IIIDaniel K. Inouye54.5
2000Class IDaniel K. Akaka48.2
1998Class IIIDaniel K. Inouye61.4
1994Class IDaniel K. Akaka47.6

Full Hawaii Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 1986 Hawaii Senate race?

Daniel K. Inouye (DEM) won with 73.6% of the vote, ahead of Frank Hutchinson (26.4%), a margin of 47.1 points.

Did the Hawaii Senate seat change party in 1986?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1986 Hawaii Senate race?

328,797 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.