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1976 Hawaii U.S. Senate Election

Hawaii · 5 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1976 Hawaii U.S. Senate Election?

Spark M. Matsunaga won the 1976 Hawaii U.S. Senate Election. Spark M. Matsunaga received 162,305 popular votes (53.73%). The main challenger was William Quinn (40.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Matsunaga and Quinn

Matsunaga +13.1 pts · won by 39,581 votes
Spark M. MatsunagaDemocraticWINNER53.73%
162,305 votes
William QuinnRepublican40.62%
122,724 votes
Anthony N. HodgesProhibition4.71%
14,226 votes
James D. KimmelIndependent0.47%
1,433 votes
Rockne JohnsonLibertarian0.46%
1,404 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified August 15, 2026.