2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| country = Hawaii

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2000 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| previous_year = 2000

| next_election = 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| next_year = 2012

| election_date = November 7, 2006

| image1 = File:Daniel Akaka official photo.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Daniel Akaka

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 210,330

| percentage1 = 61.35%

| image2 = File:Cynthia thielen (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Cynthia Thielen

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 126,097

| percentage2 = 36.78%

| map_image = 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg

| map_size = 310px

| map_caption = County results
Akaka: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Daniel Akaka

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Daniel Akaka

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

The 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Daniel Akaka won re-election to a third full term.

Democratic primary

Source:{{Cite web |title=Akaka wins; Case concedes {{!}} The Honolulu Advertiser {{!}} Hawaii's Newspaper |url=https://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Sep/24/ln/ln01a.html |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=the.honoluluadvertiser.com}}

= Candidates =

Daniel Akaka, incumbent U.S. Senator
Ed Case, U.S. Representative

= Campaign =

Case had stated that although he has the deepest respect for Daniel Akaka, Hawaii is in a time of transition with regard to the state's representation in Congress which requires that the state phase in the next generation to provide continuity in that service. He had warned the state would lose all clout in Washington if the state's two US Senators (the other being Daniel Inouye), both of whom are over 80 years old, leave office within a short time of each other. If a Senator were to die, Hawaii election law requires that the governor appoint a replacement of the same party.{{cite web |last1=Maskell |first1=Jack |title=Beginning and end of the Terms of United States Senators chosen to fill Senate vacancies |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Vacancies.pdf |publisher=Congressional Research Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401185007/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Vacancies.pdf |archive-date=April 1, 2012 |date=January 20, 2010 |url-status=dead}} Case's words would prove prescient, as Akaka would retire just over two weeks after Inouye's death in 2012.

Hawaii's other members of Congress, Inouye and Rep. Neil Abercrombie, pledged their support to Akaka.{{Cite web |url=http://starbulletin.com/2006/01/20/news/story01.html |title=StarBulletin.com {{!}} News {{!}} /2006/01/20/ |access-date=March 30, 2006 |archive-date=April 5, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060405082330/http://starbulletin.com/2006/01/20/news/story01.html |url-status=dead }}

= Debates =

[https://www.c-span.org/video/?194107-1/hawaii-democratic-senate-primary-debate Complete video of debate], August 31, 2006

= Polling =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

style="background:lightgrey;"

! Source

! Date

! style="width:100px;"| Daniel
Akaka

! style="width:100px;"| Ed
Case

align=left |QMark Research & Polling[https://web.archive.org/web/20060921214105/http://www.edcase.com/senate/Poll_Results.pdf QMark Research & Polling]

| May 15, 2006

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 40%

| 38%

align=left |Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research{{Cite web |url=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060702/NEWS01/607020343/1001/NEWS |title=Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research |access-date=July 2, 2006 |archive-date=July 9, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060709153036/http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060702/NEWS01/607020343/1001/NEWS |url-status=dead }}

| July 2, 2006

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 51%

| 40%

align=left |Rasmussen[https://web.archive.org/web/20060815035346/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/August%202006/HawaiiSenate.htm Rasmussen]

| August 11, 2006

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 47%

| 45%

align=left |Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research{{Cite web |url=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060917/NEWS05/609170360 |title=Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research |access-date=September 17, 2006 |archive-date=October 18, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018104517/http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060917/NEWS05/609170360 |url-status=dead }}

| September 17, 2006

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 51%

| 38%

= Endorsements =

{{Endorsements box|title=Daniel Akaka|list=;Organizations

Council for a Livable World{{cite web | url=https://livableworld.org/council-for-a-livable-world-endorses-u-s-senator-daniel-k-akaka-in-democratic-senate-primary/ | title=Council for a Livable World Endorses U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka in Democratic Senate Primary | date=September 15, 2006 }}}}

= Results =

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results{{Cite web|url=http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/pdf/histatewide.pdf|title = Office of Elections}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Daniel Akaka (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 129,158

| percentage = 54.65%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ed Case

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 107,163

| percentage = 45.35%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 236,321

| percentage = 100%

}}

Republican primary

= Candidates =

Mark Beatty, attorney and businessman
Jerry Coffee, retired Navy captain, Vietnam War POW, and motivational speaker (withdrew from the race before the Republican primary but his name still appeared on the ballot)
Charles "Akacase" Collins{{Cite web |date=4 January 2006 |title=2006 Senatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Hawaii |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=15&year=2006&off=3&elect=2 |access-date=1 June 2024 |website=U.S. Election Atlas}}
Jay Friedheim, attorney and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and 2004
Eddie Pirkowski, businessman
Steve Tataii, conflict resolution teacher and author

= Results =

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jerry Coffee