1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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Nominee Daniel Inouye Wayne Thiessen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 189,248 34,008 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

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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.

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

1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Daniel Inouye (inc.)	189,248	83.40%	13.99
	Republican	Wayne C. Thiessen	34,008	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

• 1968 United States Senate elections