2000Final results
2000 election for U.S. Senate in Hawaii
U.S. Senate · Hawaii
Daniel K. Akaka (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating John Carroll (R) by 48.2 points.
Daniel K. AkakaDemocrat · winner
72.7%251,215
John CarrollRepublican
24.5%84,701
Lauri A. CleggNatural Law
1.2%4,220
Lloyd Jeffrey MallanLibertarian
0.9%3,127
David PorterConstitution
0.7%2,360
345,623 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Daniel K. AkakaJohn Carroll
$601.9K
Raised by the campaign
$107.3K
$428.5K
Spent by the campaign
$97.4K
$299.1K
Cash on hand
$9.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Oct 18, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Daniel K. Akaka (D)John Carroll (R)
Also on the ballot: Lauri A. Clegg (Natural Law), 1.2%; Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (Libertarian), 0.9%; David Porter (Constitution), 0.7%