1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii

United States Senate election in Hawaii, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Spark Matsunaga William Quinn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 162,305 122,724 Percentage 53.7% 40.6%

County results

U.S. senator before election Hiram Fong Republican Elected U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga Democratic

The 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Hiram Fong decided to retire instead of seeking re-election to a fourth term. Democrat Spark Matsunaga won the open seat.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Spark Matsunaga, U.S. Congressman

Republican

• William Quinn,Former Governor of Hawaii

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Spark Matsunaga	162,305	53.7%
	Republican	William Quinn	122,724	40.6%
	People's	Anthony Hodges	14,226	4.7%
	Nonpartisan	James Kimmel	1,433	0.5%
	Libertarian	Rockne Hart Johnson	1,404	0.5%

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1976