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1990 Hawaii U.S. Senate Special

Hawaii · 3 candidates · See every 1990 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1990 Hawaii U.S. Senate Special?

Daniel K. Akaka won the 1990 Hawaii U.S. Senate Special. Daniel K. Akaka received 188,901 popular votes (54.02%). The main challenger was Patricia F. Saiki (44.61%).

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

Akaka +9.4 pts · won by 32,923 votes
Daniel K. AkakaDemocraticWINNER54.02%
188,901 votes
Patricia F. SaikiRepublican44.61%
155,978 votes
Ken SchoollandLibertarian1.37%
4,787 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. 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.