1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii

The 1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga won re-election to a second term.^[1]

1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii

← 1976 November 2, 1982 1988 →

Nominee Spark Matsunaga Clarence Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 245,386 52,071 Percentage 80.08% 16.99%

County results Matsunaga:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Spark Matsunaga Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga Democratic

Major candidates

Democratic

• Spark Matsunaga, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• Clarence Brown, retired Foreign Service officer^[2]

Results

General election results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Spark Matsunaga (Incumbent)	245,386	80.08%
	Republican	Clarence Brown	52,071	16.99%
	Independent Democrat	E. Bernier-Nachtwey	8,953	2.92%
Total votes				100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1982 United States Senate elections