1988 United States Senate election in Hawaii

none March 2026 September 2023 1988 United States Senate election in Hawaii Hawaii presidential no 1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii 1982 1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii 1990(special) November 8, 1988 Spark Matsunaga, 1986.jpg Spark Matsunaga Democratic Party (United States) 247,941 76.55% 3x4.svg Maria Hustace Republican Party (United States) 66,987 20.68% 1988 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMatsunaga: #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga Democratic Party (United States) Spark Matsunaga Democratic Party (United States) The 1988 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga won re-election to a third and final term.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2522 Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988 On April 15, 1990, Senator Matsunaga died of bone cancer, leading Governor John Waihe'e to appoint U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 2nd district Daniel Akaka to fill the seat. Akaka ran in the 1990 special election to fill out the remainder of the term, but won for his full term. Major candidates Democratic Spark Matsunaga, incumbent U.S. Senator Republican Maria Hustace, cattle rancherhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=4512 Our Campaigns - Candidate - Maria M. Hustace Results General election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=130521 Our Campaigns - Race - Democratic Party (United States) Spark Matsunaga (Incumbent) 247,941 76.55% -3.53% Republican Party (United States) Maria Hustace 66,987 20.68% +3.69% Libertarian Party (United States) Ken Schoolland 8,948 2.76% N/A 323,876 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) By county County Spark MatsunagaDemocratic Maria HustaceRepublican Ken SchoollandLibertarian Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Hawaii 30,270 75.1% 8,868 22.0% 1,175 2.9% 21,402 53.1% 40,313 Honolulu 179,819 76.5% 48,781 20.8% 6,417 2.7% 131,038 55.7% 235,017 Kauaʻi 16,391 84.8% 2,427 12.6% 512 2.6% 13,964 76.2% 19,330 Maui 21,461 73.5% 6,911 23.7% 844 2.9% 14,550 49.8% 29,216Totals247,94176.6%66,98720.7%8,9482.8%180,95455.9%323,876 See also 1988 United States Senate elections References External links Hawaii 1988 United States Senate