1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii

For related races, see 1990 United States Senate elections.

The 1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka was elected to finish the term ending in 1995. He had been appointed by Governor John Waihee in April 1990 to serve temporarily after the death of Spark Matsunaga.^[1] This was the best Republican performance in a U.S. Senate race in Hawaii where the Democrat won since Hiram Fong retired in 1976.^[2]

1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii

← 1988 November 4, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Daniel Akaka Pat Saiki Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 188,901 155,978 Percentage 53.72% 44.35%

County results Akaka:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Daniel Akaka Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka Democratic

Major candidates

Democratic

• Daniel Akaka, incumbent U.S. Senator and former U.S. Representative

Republican

• Pat Saiki, U.S. Representative

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Akaka (incumbent)	188,901	53.72
	Republican	Pat Saiki	155,978	44.35
	Libertarian	Ken Schoolland	6,788	1.93
Majority			32,923	9.36
Turnout			351,666
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1990 United States Senate elections
• List of United States senators from Hawaii

References

1. "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 06, 1990".
2. "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Hawaii". www.senate.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2023.