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.[1]
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 County results Matsunaga: 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editDemocratic
edit- Spark Matsunaga, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
edit- Maria Hustace, cattle rancher[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Spark Matsunaga (Incumbent) | 247,941 | 76.55% | |
| Republican | Maria Hustace | 66,987 | 20.68% | |
| Libertarian | Ken Schoolland | 8,948 | 2.76% | |
| Total votes | 323,876 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||