1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Hawaii Knowpia

1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii
	County results; Matsunaga: 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Spark Matsunaga; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Spark Matsunaga; Democratic

The 1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga won re-election to a second term.^[1]

Major candidates edit

Democratic edit

Spark Matsunaga, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican edit

Clarence Brown, retired Foreign Service officer^[2]

Results edit

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Spark Matsunaga (Incumbent)	245,386	80.08%
	Republican	Clarence Brown	52,071	16.99%
	Independent Democrat	E. Bernier-Nachtwey	8,953	2.92%
Total votes				100.00%
	Democratic hold