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Election 1988 Results

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1988 US Senate election in Hawaii

Spark Matsunaga (Democrat) beat Maria M. Hustace (Republican) in Hawaii in 1988, 76.6% to 20.7%, a margin of 55.9 points and 180,954 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when Spark Matsunaga also won.

Democrats led in 4 of the 4 counties. The largest, Honolulu, cast 235,017 votes and went to the Democrat by 55.8 points. The closest was Kauai, where 13,964 votes separated the two parties.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Spark Matsunaga won Democratic 247,941 76.6%
Maria M. Hustace Republican 66,987 20.7%
All other candidates 8,948 2.8%
Total323,876

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Honolulu 179,819 76.5% 48,781 20.8% 6,417 235,017 D+55.8
Hawaii 30,270 75.1% 8,868 22.0% 1,175 40,313 D+53.1
Maui 21,461 73.5% 6,911 23.7% 844 29,216 D+49.8
Kauai 16,391 84.8% 2,427 12.6% 512 19,330 D+72.2

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