Daniel K. Akaka

★ U.S. Senator

Born: September 11, 1924
Died: April 6, 2018
Age at death: 93
Home state: Hawaii
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1976–2006

Career timeline

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11-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Akaka1.8M

Opponents653,264

Elections run

Between 1976 and 2006, Daniel K. Akaka ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 11. Akaka's biggest single-election total was 256,189 votes, in the 1994 U.S. Senate election in Hawaii. Akaka's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. Senate election in Hawaii, decided by 32,923 votes.

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How many votes has Daniel K. Akaka received?

Daniel K. Akaka has received 1,803,581 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Daniel K. Akaka’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2006	U.S. SenateHawaii	Won	210,33061.35%	Cynthia Thielen Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. SenateHawaii	Won	251,21572.68%	John Carroll Lauri A. Clegg Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (head-to-head) David Porter
1994	U.S. SenateHawaii	Won	256,18971.78%	Maria M. Hustace (head-to-head) Richard O. Rowland
1990	U.S. SenateHawaii · Special	Won	188,90154.02%	Patricia F. Saiki Ken Schoolland (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseHawaii	Won	144,80288.94%	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseHawaii	Won	123,83076.05%	Maria M. Hustace (head-to-head) Ken Schoolland (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseHawaii	Won	112,37782.18%	A. D. Shipley Amelia Lew Fritts (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseHawaii	Won	132,07289.23%	Gregory B. Mills Amelia Lew Fritts (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseHawaii	Won	141,47789.9%	Don G. Smith (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseHawaii	Won	118,27285.73%	Charlie Isaak Amelia Lew Fritts (head-to-head)
1976	U.S. HouseHawaii	Won	124,11679.51%	Hank Inouye Bill Penaroza Dexter L. Cate Don G. Smith (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000069) and Wikidata (Q359366). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified August 15, 2026.