1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Hawaii Senate District 6
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
2 seats: Clifford T. Uwaine (D), Ann Kobayashi (R) won.
2 seatsClifford T. UwaineDemocrat · winner
25.3%19,061
Ann KobayashiRepublican · winner
24.5%18,459
John S. CarrollRepublican · incumbent
24.0%18,017
Anson ChongDemocrat · incumbent
23.2%17,482
John MillsLibertarian
2.9%2,177
75,196 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Clifford T. Uwaine (D)Ann Kobayashi (R)John S. Carroll (R)Anson Chong (D)
Also on the ballot: John Mills (Libertarian), 2.9%