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1986 Hawaii U.S. Senate Election

Hawaii · 2 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 Hawaii U.S. Senate Election?

Daniel K. Inouye won the 1986 Hawaii U.S. Senate Election. Daniel K. Inouye received 241,887 popular votes (73.57%). The main challenger was Frank Hutchinson (26.43%).

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

Inouye +47.1 pts · won by 154,977 votes
Daniel K. InouyeDemocraticWINNER73.57%
241,887 votes
Frank HutchinsonRepublican26.43%
86,910 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.