:1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| country = Hawaii

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1974 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| previous_year = 1974

| next_election = 1986 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| next_year = 1986

| election_date = November 4, 1980

| image_size = x140px

| image1 = File:Daniel Inouye official photo.jpg

| nominee1 = Daniel Inouye

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 224,485

| percentage1 = 77.95%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Cooper Brown

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 53,068

| percentage2 = 18.43%

| map_image = 1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County results
Inouye: {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Daniel Inouye

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Daniel Inouye

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsHI}}

The 1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 1980.

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

=Candidates=

  • Daniel Inouye, incumbent Senator
  • John P. Fritz, candidate for State House in 1976 and 1978
  • Kamuela Price, candidate for Senate in 1976

=Results=

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| title= Democratic Senate primary{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=756655|title=HI US Senate|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=3 May 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Daniel Inouye (incumbent)

| votes = 198,468

| percentage = 87.52%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Kamuela Price

| votes = 15,361

| percentage = 6.77%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = John P. Fritz

| votes = 12,929

| percentage = 5.70%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 226,758

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

Republican primary

=Candidates=

  • Floyd Bernier-Nachtwey, People's Party candidate for Senate in 1974
  • Cooper Brown
  • Dan Dew
  • Lawrence I. Weisman

=Results=

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| title= Republican Senate primary{{cite web | url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=756654 | title=Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 20, 1980 }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cooper Brown

| votes = 3,219

| percentage = 39.05%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Lawrence I. Weisman

| votes = 2,586

| percentage = 31.37%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Dan Dew

| votes = 1,854

| percentage = 22.49%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Floyd Bernier-Nachtwey

| votes = 584

| percentage = 7.09%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 8,243

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

General election

=Results=

{{Election box begin | title=1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii{{cite web | url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3885 | title=Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980 }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Daniel Inouye (Incumbent)

| votes = 224,485

| percentage = 77.95%

| change = {{decrease}}4.96

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cooper Brown

| votes = 53,068

| percentage = 18.43%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = H. E. Shasteen

| votes = 10,453

| percentage = 3.63%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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{{1980 United States elections}}

Hawaii

1980

Category:1980 Hawaii elections

Category:Daniel Inouye