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1980 Hawaii U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Hawaii U.S. House District 2 Election?

Daniel K. Akaka won the 1980 Hawaii U.S. House District 2 Election. Daniel K. Akaka received 141,477 popular votes (89.9%). The main challenger was Don G. Smith (10.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Akaka and Smith

Akaka +79.8 pts · won by 125,574 votes
Daniel K. AkakaDemocraticWINNER89.9%
141,477 votes
Don G. SmithLibertarian10.1%
15,903 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified August 15, 2026.