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1980 Hawaii U.S. Senate Election

Hawaii · 3 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Hawaii U.S. Senate Election?

Daniel K. Inouye won the 1980 Hawaii U.S. Senate Election. Daniel K. Inouye received 224,485 popular votes (77.94%). The main challenger was Cooper Brown (18.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Inouye and Brown

Inouye +59.5 pts · won by 171,417 votes
Daniel K. InouyeDemocraticWINNER77.94%
224,485 votes
Cooper BrownRepublican18.43%
53,068 votes
Bud ShasteenLibertarian3.63%
10,453 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.