1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii
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  1976 November 2, 1982 1988  
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Nominee Spark Matsunaga Clarence Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote245,38652,071
Percentage80.08%16.99%

1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg
County results
Matsunaga:      70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Spark Matsunaga
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Spark Matsunaga
Democratic

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. [1]

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Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Spark Matsunaga (Incumbent) 245,386 80.08%
Republican Clarence Brown52,07116.99%
Independent DemocratE. Bernier-Nachtwey8,9532.92%
Total votes100.00%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988".
  2. "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search".
  3. "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982".