2004 United States Senate election in Hawaii
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The 2004 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 2, 2004 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye won re-election to an eighth term in yet another landslide with over 75% of the vote, despite the state's relatively close single-digit margin of victory for John Kerry in the concurrent presidential election.
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November 2, 2004
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 County results Inouye: 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Major candidates
Democratic
- Daniel Inouye, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
- Campbell Cavasso, former State Representative and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2002
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[1] | Safe D | November 1, 2004 |
Endorsements
Results
Inouye won every county with at least 70% of the vote. His best performance was in Kauaʻi County, where he won with about 80%; it was also Cavasso's weakest performance, getting just 16.5% of the vote there.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Inouye (incumbent) | 313,629 | 75.51% | −3.67% | |
| Republican | Campbell Cavasso | 87,172 | 20.99% | +3.15% | |
| Independent | Jim Brewer | 9,269 | 2.23% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan | 5,277 | 1.27% | −1.72% | |
| Total votes | 415,347 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
| County | Daniel Inouye Democratic |
Cam Cavasso Republican |
All Others | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Hawaii | 41,840 | 74.8% | 11,583 | 20.7% | 2,522 | 4.5% | 30,257 | 54.1% | 55,945 |
| Honolulu | 218,464 | 75.4% | 62,027 | 21.4% | 9,267 | 3.2% | 156,437 | 54.0% | 289,758 |
| Kauaʻi | 18,838 | 79.8% | 3,891 | 16.5% | 889 | 3.8% | 14,947 | 63.3% | 23,618 |
| Maui | 34,145 | 74.9% | 9,620 | 21.1% | 1,850 | 4.1% | 24,525 | 53.8% | 45,615 |
| Totals | 313,629 | 75.5% | 87,172 | 21.0% | 14,546 | 3.5% | 226,457 | 54.5% | 415,347 |