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1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii

← 1959 November 3, 1964 1970 →
 
Nominee Hiram Fong Thomas Gill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 110,747 96,789
Percentage 53.04% 46.35%

County results
Fong:      50–60%
Gill:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Hiram Fong
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Hiram Fong
Republican

The 1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Republican U.S Senator Hiram Fong was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas Gill.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Hiram Fong, incumbent Senator
  • Frank Troy, Democratic candidate for Senate in 1962

Results

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Republican Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hiram Fong (inc.) 31,770 95.25%
Republican Frank Troy 1,586 4.75%
Total votes 33,356 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Gill 71,298 63.97%
Democratic Nadao Yoshinaga 37,253 33.42%
Democratic Joseph Petrowski 2,904 2.61%
Total votes 111,455 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Hiram Fong (incumbent) 110,747 53.04% Increase1.96
Democratic Thomas Gill 96,789 46.35% Decrease1.93
Independent Lawrence Domine 1,278 0.61% N/A
Total votes 208,814 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - R Primary Race - Oct 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - D Primary Race - Oct 03, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com.