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1980 US Senate election in Hawaii

Daniel K. Inouye (Democrat) beat Cooper Brown (Republican) in Hawaii in 1980, 77.9% to 18.4%, a margin of 59.5 points and 171,417 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1974, when Daniel Inouye also won.

Democrats led in 4 of the 4 counties. The largest, Honolulu, cast 215,079 votes and went to the Democrat by 58.6 points. The closest was Kauai, where 10,910 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Daniel K. Inouye won Democratic 224,485 77.9%
Cooper Brown Republican 53,068 18.4%
All other candidates 10,453 3.6%
Total288,006

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Honolulu 166,634 77.5% 40,681 18.9% 7,764 215,079 D+58.6
Hawaii 26,495 77.4% 6,386 18.7% 1,349 34,230 D+58.7
Maui 18,513 78.6% 4,091 17.4% 946 23,550 D+61.2
Kauai 12,808 84.8% 1,898 12.6% 389 15,095 D+72.3

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Hawaii Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Mazie K. Hirono (D) D+32.7
2022 Brian Schatz (D) D+45.2
2018 Mazie K. Hirono (D) D+42.3
2016 Brian Schatz (D) D+51.4
2012 Mazie Hirono (D) D+25.2
2010 Daniel K. Inouye (D) D+53.2
2006 Daniel K. Akaka (D) D+24.6
2004 Daniel K. Inouye (D) D+54.5
2000 Daniel K. Akaka (D) D+48.2
1998 Daniel K. Inouye (D) D+61.4
1994 Daniel K. Akaka (D) D+47.6
1992 Daniel Inouye (D) D+30.3
1988 Spark Matsunaga (D) D+55.9
1986 Daniel K. Inouye (D) D+47.1
1982 Spark Matsunaga (D) D+63.1
1980 Daniel K. Inouye (D) D+59.5
1976 Spark M. Matsunaga (D) D+13.1
1974 Daniel Inouye (D) D+82.9
1970 Hiram L. Fong (R) R+3.1
1968 Daniel Inouye (D) D+68.4
1964 Hiram L. Fong (R) R+6.7
1962 Daniel Inouye (D) D+38.8