1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii Hawaii presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Hawaii 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii 1982 November 2, 1976 150x150px Spark Matsunaga 1972 (cropped).png Spark Matsunaga Democratic Party (United States) 162,305 53.73% William F. Quinn, 1958 (closer crop).jpg William Quinn Republican Party (United States) 122,724 40.62% 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMatsunaga: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Hiram Fong Republican Party (United States) Spark Matsunaga Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Hiram Fong did not seek re-election to a fourth term. Democrat Spark Matsunaga won the open seat by defeating Republican William Quinn. Primary elections were held on October 2.EX‐GOV. QUINN TO FACE MATSUNAGA IN HAWAII https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/04/archives/exgov-quinn-to-face-matsunaga-in-hawaii-rep-mink-loses-mild.html 8 Jun 2022 The New York Times 3 Oct 1976 Turner Wallace Former Governor William F. Quinn easily won the Republican nomination with 93 percent of the vote. In the Democratic primary, Spark Matsunaga won with 51 percent of the vote. His closest competitor was his House colleague Patsy Mink, who received 41 percent. Democratic primary Candidates Spark Matsunaga, U.S. Representative Patsy Mink, U.S. Representative from Honolulu General election Candidates Anthony Hodges (People's) Rockne Hart Johnson (Libertarian) James Kimmel (Independent) Spark Matsunaga, U.S. Congressman (Democratic) William Quinn, former Governor of Hawaii (Republican) Results 1976 U.S. Senate election in HawaiiStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf February 25, 2013 U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (United States) Spark Matsunaga 162,305 53.73% +5.30% Republican Party (United States) William F. Quinn 122,724 40.62% -10.95% People's #EE2C21 Anthony Hodges 14,226 4.71% Independent politician James Kimmel 1,433 0.47% Libertarian Party (United States) Rockne Hart Johnson 1,404 0.46% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References External links Hawaii 1976 Category:1976 elections in Hawaii