DemocratNot in office · last served 2012Last on a ballot: Nov 2006

Daniel K. Akaka

Daniel K. Akaka ran in 11 elections between 1976 and 2006, winning 11. Served in the U.S. House (HI-2) and the U.S. Senate (Hawaii (special)).

Career

Offices held, and every time Akaka was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, HI-2 U.S. Senate, Hawaii (special)Out of office

Margin: how far Akaka finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2006	U.S. Senate, Hawaii	General	Won	Cynthia Thielen (R), Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (L)	61.3%	D+24.6	$2.6M
2000	U.S. Senate, Hawaii	General	Won	John Carroll (R), Lauri A. Clegg (NLP), Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (L)	72.7%	D+48.2	$601.9K
1994	U.S. Senate, Hawaii	General	Won	Maria M. Hustace (R), Richard (dick) Rowland (L)	71.8%	D+47.6	$622.9K
1990	U.S. Senate, Hawaii (special)	Special	Won	Patricia Saiki (R), Ken Schoolland (L)	54%	D+9.4	$1.8M
1988	U.S. House, HI-2	General	Won	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (L)	88.9%	D+77.9	$255.5K
1986	U.S. House, HI-2	General	Won	Maria M. Hustace (R), Ken Schoolland (L)	76.1%	D+54.3	$132.2K
1984	U.S. House, HI-2	General	Won	A. D. "al" Shipley (R), Amelia Lew Fritts (L)	82.2%	D+67.6	$130.6K
1982	U.S. House, HI-2	General	Won	Gregory B. Mills (I), Amelia Lew Fritts (L)	89.2%	D+83.1	$68.5K
1980	U.S. House, HI-2	General	Won	Don G. Smith (L)	89.9%	D+79.8	$136.4K
1978	U.S. House, HI-2	General	Won	Charlie Isaak (R), Amelia Lew Fritts (L)	85.7%	D+74.4	—
1976	U.S. House, HI-2	General	Won	Hank Inouye (R), Bill Penaroza (I), Dexter L. Cate (I)	79.5%	D+64.2	—