Daniel K. Inouye
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 7, 1924
- Died
- December 17, 2012
- Age at death
- 88
- Home state
- Hawaii
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1959–2010
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Inouye2.4M
Opponents823,627
11
Elections run
Between 1959 and 2010, Daniel K. Inouye ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 11. Inouye's biggest single-election total was 315,252 votes, in the 1998 U.S. Senate election in Hawaii. Inouye's closest win came in the 1959 U.S. House election in Hawaii's at-large district, decided by 60,669 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Hawaii, every U.S. House race in Hawaii's at-large district, or all 2010 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Daniel K. Inouye received?
Daniel K. Inouye has received 2,361,297 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. SenateHawaii | Won | 277,22874.81% | Cam Cavasso (head-to-head) Jim Brewer (head-to-head) Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (head-to-head) Jeff Farrett |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateHawaii | Won | 313,62975.51% | Cam Cavasso (head-to-head) Jim Brewer (head-to-head) Jeff Mallan |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateHawaii | Won | 315,25279.18% | Crystal Young Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateHawaii | Won | 208,26657.27% | Rick Reed Linda B. Martin Richard O. Rowland |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateHawaii | Won | 241,88773.57% | Frank Hutchinson |
| 1980 | U.S. SenateHawaii | Won | 224,48577.94% | Cooper Brown Bud Shasteen |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateHawaii | Won | 207,45482.91% | James D. Kimmel |
| 1968 | U.S. SenateHawaii | Won | 189,24883.4% | Wayne C. Thiessen Oliver M. Lee |
| 1962 | U.S. SenateHawaii | Won | 136,29469.22% | Ben F. Dillingham |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseHawaii | Won | 135,82774.37% | Fred Titcomb |
| 1959 | U.S. HouseHawaii | Won | 111,72768.24% | Charles H Silva Alfred T Lekivetz |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (I000025) and Wikidata (Q312845). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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