1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii

The 1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 3, 1964.

1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii

← 1959 November 3, 1964 1970 →
 
Nominee Hiram Fong Thomas Gill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 110,747 96,789
Percentage 53.04% 46.35%

County results
Fong:      50–60%
Gill:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Hiram Fong
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Hiram Fong
Republican

Incumbent Republican U.S Senator Hiram Fong was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas Gill.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Hiram Fong, incumbent Senator
  • Frank Troy, Democratic candidate for Senate in 1962

Results

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Republican Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hiram Fong (inc.) 31,770 95.25%
Republican Frank Troy 1,586 4.75%
Total votes 33,356 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Gill 71,298 63.97%
Democratic Nadao Yoshinaga 37,253 33.42%
Democratic Joseph Petrowski 2,904 2.61%
Total votes 111,455 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Hiram Fong (incumbent) 110,747 53.04%  1.96
Democratic Thomas Gill 96,789 46.35%  1.93
Independent Lawrence Domine 1,278 0.61% N/A
Total votes 208,814 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - R Primary Race - Oct 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - D Primary Race - Oct 03, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com.