1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii
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The 1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii were held July 28, 1959. Following the admission of Hawaii as the fiftieth State in the union, the state held two simultaneous elections to determine their first senators.
The elections were split between the Republican and Democratic parties. The new senators took office August 21.
Asian American U.S. senator and the first Senator to be born outside of the contiguous United States
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Class 1
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_election_in_Hawaii_results_map_by_county.svg) Fong: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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This election was for the class 1 term expiring in 1965. It was won by Republican Hiram Fong.
General election
Candidates
- Frank Fasi, Territorial Senator (Democratic)
- Hiram Fong, former member of the Territorial Legislature (Republican)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Hiram Fong | 87,161 | 52.89% | |
Democratic
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Frank Fasi | 77,647 | 47.11% | |
| Total votes | 164,808 | 100.00% | ||
Class 3
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_election_in_Hawaii_results_map_by_county.svg) Long: 50–60% Tsukiyama: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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This election was for the Class 3 term expiring in 1963. It was won by Democrat
Oren Long
, who started an as-of-yet uninterrupted streak of Democratic victories in the Class 3 Senate seat in Hawaii. As of 2022, Tsukiyama's loss by a 2.8 point margin is the closest Republicans have come to winning this seat.
General election
Candidates
- Oren Long, former territorial Governor of Hawaii (Democratic)
- Eugene Ressencourt (Commonwealth)
- Wilfred Tsukiyama, former President of the Territorial Senate (Republican)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Oren Long
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83,700 | 51.08% | |
Republican
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Wilfred Tsukiyama | 79,123 | 48.28% | |
| Commonwealth | Eugene G. Ressencourt | 1,052 | 0.64% | |
| Total votes | 163,875 | 100.00% | ||
Following Long's victory, Governor
Hawaii Supreme Court
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See also
- 1959 Hawaii gubernatorial election
- 1959 United States House of Representatives election in Hawaii
- 1959 Hawaii Senate election
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Jul 28, 1959". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Jul 28, 1959". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.