1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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

1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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Nominee Daniel Inouye Cooper Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 224,485 53,068 Percentage 77.95% 18.43%

County results Inouye:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Daniel Inouye Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye Democratic

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.

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

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

• 1980 United States Senate elections