1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| country = Hawaii

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| next_year = 1988

| election_date = November 2, 1982

| image1 = Spark Matsunaga, 1986.jpg

| nominee1 = Spark Matsunaga

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 245,386

| percentage1 = 80.08%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Clarence Brown

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 52,071

| percentage2 = 16.99%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

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

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Spark Matsunaga

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Spark Matsunaga

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

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The 1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga won re-election to a second term.{{cite web | url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2522 | title=Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988 }}

Major candidates

= Democratic =

= Republican =

  • Clarence Brown, retired Foreign Service officer{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kxBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=POIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4610,4289456&dq=clarence+brown+hawaii&hl=en|title = Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search}}

Results

{{Election box begin no change | title=General election results{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2523|title = Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Spark Matsunaga (Incumbent)

| votes = 245,386

| percentage = 80.08%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Clarence Brown

| votes = 52,071

| percentage = 16.99%

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Independent Democrat

| candidate = E. Bernier-Nachtwey

| votes = 8,953

| percentage = 2.92%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes =

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| swing =

}}

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See also

References

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{{United States elections, 1982}}

Hawaii

1982

Category:1982 Hawaii elections

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