1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii

1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii
	November 4, 1990
	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 Waiheʻe in April 1990 to serve temporarily after the death of Spark Matsunaga.^[1] This was the best Republican performance in a U.S. Senate race in Hawaii where the Democrat won since Hiram Fong retired in 1976.^[2]

Major candidates

Democratic

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

Republican

Pat Saiki, U.S. Representative

Results

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Akaka (incumbent)	188,901	54.02
	Republican	Pat Saiki	155,978	44.61
	Libertarian	Ken Schoolland	4,787	1.37
Majority			32,923	9.42
Turnout			349,666
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 06, 1990".
^ "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Hawaii". www.senate.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ Cayetano, Benjamin J. (November 6, 1990). "General Election and Special Election for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs" (PDF). Results of Votes Cast. Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2025.

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

[2] "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Hawaii". www.senate.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

[3] Cayetano, Benjamin J. (November 6, 1990). "General Election and Special Election for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs" (PDF). Results of Votes Cast. Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2025.

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Democratic

Republican

Results

See also

References