Legality of Cannabis by U.S. Jurisdiction 1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii ← 1962 November 5, 1968 1974 → Nominee Daniel Inouye Wayne Thiessen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 189,248 34,008 Percentage 83.40% 14.99% County resultsInouye: 80–90% U.S. senator before election Daniel Inouye Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye Democratic Elections in Hawaii Federal government Presidential elections 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Presidential primaries Democratic 2004 2008 2016 2020 Republican 2008 2012 2016 2024 U.S. Senate elections 1959 1962 1964 1968 1970 1974 1976 1980 1982 1986 1988 1990 1990 sp 1992 1994 1998 2000 2004 2006 2010 2012 2014 sp 2016 2018 2022 2024 2028 U.S. House of Representatives elections 1959 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1st sp 1988 1990 2nd sp 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2nd sp 2003 (2nd sp) 2004 2006 2008 2010 1st sp 2012 2014 2016 1st sp 2018 2020 2022 2024 State government Gubernatorial elections 1959 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Senate elections 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 House of Representatives elections 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Ballot measures 1998 Amendment 2 Honolulu Mayoral elections 2008 2010 sp 2012 2016 2020 2024 The 1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye was re-elected to a second term in office, easily defeating Republican nominee Wayne Thiessen. Democratic primary[edit] Candidates[edit] Daniel Inouye, incumbent Senator William Lampard Joseph Petrowski, candidate for Senate in 1962 and U.S. Representative in 1964 Results[edit] 1968 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Daniel Inouye (inc.) 111,135 87.54% Democratic William Lampard 14,357 11.31% Democratic Joseph Petrowski 1,469 1.16% Total votes 126,961 100.00% General election[edit] Results[edit] 1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Daniel Inouye (inc.) 189,248 83.40% 13.99 Republican Wayne C. Thiessen 34,008 14.99% 15.60 Peace and Freedom Oliver M. Lee 3,671 1.62% N/A Total votes 235,686 100.00% Democratic hold Swing See also[edit] 1968 United States Senate elections References[edit] ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate - D Primary Race - Oct 05, 1968". ^ "Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968". (1966 ←) 1968 United States elections (→ 1970)President 1968 United States presidential election Democratic primaries Republican primaries Democratic convention Republican convention U.S.Senate Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin U.S.House Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Stategovernors Arizona Arkansas Delaware Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Missouri Lt. Gov Montana New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina Lt. Gov North Dakota Rhode Island South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin State legislatures Arizona Arizona House Arizona Senate Iowa Senate