1962 United States Senate election in Hawaii
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The 1962 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Senator Oren Long retired after serving an abbreviated three-year term. Democratic U.S. Representative Dan Inouye was elected to succeed Long, defeating Republican Ben Dillingham II, the heir to the massive Dillingham industrial fortune.
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Inouye would continue hold the seat with little trouble for nearly fifty years, until his death in 2012.