RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
S. I. (sam) Hayakawa
Last held office: U.S. Senate, California (1976–1982). Ran in 1 election in 1976, winning 1.
- Last margin
- +3.3
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 1
- 1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hayakawa was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hayakawa has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hayakawa won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. Senate, California | General | Won | John V. Tunney (D), David Wald (PF), Jack McCoy (AMI) | 50.2% | R+3.3 | R+1.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hayakawa has held
- U.S. Senate, California · 1976–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hayakawa has run against
- John V. Tunney (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive