List of United States Senators from Hawaii

This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Hawaii.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Hawaii are:

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
U.S. Senate Hawaii	Mazie K. Hirono	Democratic	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2031
U.S. Senate Hawaii	Brian E. Schatz	Democratic	December 27, 2012	January 3, 2029

Election history

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For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class I

Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Mazie K. Hirono defeated Bob McDermott, Shelby Billionaire, and Emma Pohlman in the general election for U.S. Senate Hawaii on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mazie K. Hirono (D)	64.6	324,194
		Bob McDermott (R)	31.9	160,075
		Shelby Billionaire (We the People)	1.8	9,224
		Emma Pohlman (G)	1.6	8,270

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 501,763
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Mazie K. Hirono defeated Ron Curtis and Clyde McClain Lewman in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mazie K. Hirono	90.5	176,131
		Ron Curtis	7.3	14,271
		Clyde McClain Lewman	2.2	4,287

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 194,689
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob McDermott	51.9	27,961
		Adriel Lam	16.5	8,913
	Submit photo	Melba Amaral	14.2	7,627
		Paul Dolan	7.4	4,006
		Arturo Reyes	6.2	3,319
		Emmanuel Tipon	3.8	2,075

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,901
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Harry Friel Jr. (R)
• Keith Drummond Lambert (R)
• Ku Lono Cuadra (R)
• Lester Fung (R)
• Walter Kupau Jr. (R)
• Eddie Pirkowski (R)
• Shaena Dela Cruz Hoohuli (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		John Giuffre	100.0	966

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 966
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Link El

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Decker (Aloha Aina Party)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Emma Pohlman advanced from the Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emma Pohlman	100.0	1,342

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,342
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jennifer Booker (G)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Toman (L)

We the People primary election

We the People primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Shelby Billionaire advanced from the We the People primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelby Billionaire	100.0	977

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 977
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General election

General election for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Mazie K. Hirono defeated Ron Curtis in the general election for U.S. Senate Hawaii on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mazie K. Hirono (D)	71.2	276,316
		Ron Curtis (R)	28.8	112,035

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 388,351 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2012

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mazie Hirono	61.7%	269,489
	Republican	Linda Lingle	36.8%	160,994
	N/A	Blank Votes	1.5%	6,599
Total Votes				437,082
Source: Hawaii Office of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2006

On November 7, 2006, Akaka won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Cynthia Thielen (R) and Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (L) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel K. Akaka Incumbent	61.3%	210,330
	Republican	Cynthia Thielen	36.8%	126,097
	Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan	1.9%	6,415
Total Votes				342,842

2000

On November 7, 2000, Daniel K. Akaka won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated John Carroll (R), Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (L), Lauri A. Clegg (Natural Law) and David Porter (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel K. Akaka incumbent	72.7%	251,215
	Republican	John Carroll	24.5%	84,701
	Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan	0.9%	3,127
	Natural Law	Lauri A. Clegg	1.2%	4,220
	Constitution	David Porter	0.7%	2,360
Total Votes				345,623

Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Brian E. Schatz defeated Bob McDermott, Feena Bonoan, Emma Pohlman, and Dan Decker in the general election for U.S. Senate Hawaii on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian E. Schatz (D)	71.2	290,894
		Bob McDermott (R)	26.0	106,358
		Feena Bonoan (L)	1.2	4,915
		Emma Pohlman (G)	1.0	4,142
		Dan Decker (Aloha Aina Party)	0.5	2,208

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 408,517
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Brian E. Schatz defeated Steve Tataii in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian E. Schatz	93.6	228,595
		Steve Tataii	6.4	15,725

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 244,320
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Bob McDermott defeated Timothy Dalhouse, Wallyn Kanoelani Christian, Steven Bond, and Asia LaVonne in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob McDermott	39.6	25,686
		Timothy Dalhouse	26.4	17,158
		Wallyn Kanoelani Christian	14.6	9,497
		Steven Bond	9.9	6,407
		Asia LaVonne	9.5	6,187

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,935
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Charles Collins (R)
• John Roco (R)

Aloha Aina Party primary election

Aloha Aina Party primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Dan Decker advanced from the Aloha Aina Party primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Decker	100.0	987

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 987
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Emma Pohlman advanced from the Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emma Pohlman	100.0	1,245

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,245
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Feena Bonoan advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Feena Bonoan	100.0	515

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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Hawaii's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Brian Schatz (D) defeated John Carroll (R), Michael Kokoski (L), Joy Allison (Constitution Party), and John Giuffre (American Shopping Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schatz defeated Makani Christensen, Tutz Honeychurch, Arturo Reyes, and Miles Shiratori in the Democratic primary, while Carroll defeated Karla Gottschalk, Eddie Pirkowski, and John Roco to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 13, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brian Schatz Incumbent	73.6%	306,604
	Republican	John Carroll	22.2%	92,653
	Constitution	Joy Allison	2.2%	9,103
	Libertarian	Michael Kokoski	1.6%	6,809
	American Shopping	John Giuffre	0.3%	1,393
Total Votes				416,562
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Schatz Incumbent	86.2%	162,905
Makani Christensen	6.3%	11,899
Miles Shiratori	4.6%	8,620
Arturo Reyes	2%	3,820
Tutz Honeychurch	1%	1,815
Total Votes		189,059
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Carroll	74.6%	26,749
John Roco	11%	3,956
Karla Gottschalk	8.5%	3,045
Eddie Pirkowski	5.9%	2,115
Total Votes		35,865
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Inouye won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Cam Cavasso (R), Jim Brewer (G), Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (L), and Jeff Jarrett (I) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel K. Inoyue Incumbent	74.8%	277,228
	Republican	Cam Cavasso	21.6%	79,939
	Green	Jim Brewer	2.1%	7,762
	Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan	0.8%	2,957
	Independent	Jeff Jarrett	0.7%	2,697
Total Votes				370,583

2004

On November 2, 2004, Daniel K. Inouye won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Cam Cavasso (R), Jeff Mallan (L) and Jim Brewer (nonpartisan) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel K. Inouye incumbent	75.5%	313,629
	Republican	Cam Cavasso	21%	87,172
	Libertarian	Jeff Mallan	1.3%	5,277
	Nonpartisan	Jim Brewer	2.2%	9,269
Total Votes				415,347

1998

On November 3, 1998, Daniel K. Inouye won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Crystal Young (R) and Lloyd (Jeff) Mallan (L) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel K. Inouye incumbent	79.2%	315,252
	Republican	Crystal Young	17.8%	70,964
	Libertarian	Lloyd (Jeff) Mallan	3%	11,908
Total Votes				398,124

Historical members

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Hawaii
Party	Total
Democratic	6
Republican	1

Class 1 Senators from Hawaii
Senator	Party	Years Served
Republican	Hiram Fong	1959-1977
Democratic	Spark Matsunaga	1977-1990
Democratic	Daniel Akaka	1990-2013
Democratic	Mazie K. Hirono	2013-Present

Class 3 Senators from Hawaii
Senator	Party	Years Served
Democratic	Oren E. Long	1959-1963
Democratic	Daniel Inouye	1963-2012
Democratic	Brian Schatz	2012-Present

See also

• United States Senate
• United States congressional delegations from Hawaii
• Classes of United States Senators

Footnotes

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Hawaii's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mazie Hirono (D)

Brian Schatz (D)

Representatives

District 1

Ed Case (D)

District 2

Jill Tokuda (D)

Democratic Party (4)