1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii

The 1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye was re-elected to a second term in office, easily defeating Republican nominee Wayne Thiessen.

1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii

November 5, 1968
 
Nominee Daniel Inouye Wayne Thiessen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 189,248 42,767
Percentage 83.40% 14.99%

County results
Inouye:      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Daniel Inouye
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Daniel Inouye
Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Daniel Inouye, incumbent Senator
  • William Lampard
  • Joseph Petrowski, candidate for Senate in 1962 and U.S. Representative in 1964

Results

1968 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Inouye (inc.) 111,135 87.54%
Democratic William Lampard 14,357 11.31%
Democratic Joseph Petrowski 1,469 1.16%
Total votes 126,961 100.00%

General election

Results

1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Daniel Inouye 189,248 83.40% 13.99
Republican Wayne C. Thiessen 42,767 14.99% 15.60
Peace and Freedom Oliver M. Lee 3,671 1.62% N/A
Total votes 235,686 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

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