1998 United States Senate election in Hawaii
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The 1998 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 3, 1998 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 Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye won re-election to a seventh term.
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November 3, 1998
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 County results Inouye: 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Major candidates
Democratic
- Daniel Inouye, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
- Crystal Young, legislative aide[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Inouye (incumbent) | 315,252 | 79.18% | +21.91% | |
| Republican | Crystal Young | 70,964 | 17.82% | −9.11% | |
| Libertarian | Lloyd Mallan | 11,908 | 2.99% | +0.91% | |
| Majority | 244,288 | 61.36% | |||
| Turnout | 398,124 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
| County | Daniel Inouye Democratic |
Crystal Young Republican |
Jeff Mallan Libertarian |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Hawaii | 38,844 | 74.8% | 10,840 | 20.9% | 2,223 | 4.3% | 28,004 | 53.9% | 51,907 |
| Honolulu | 224,619 | 79.8% | 48,941 | 17.4% | 7,831 | 2.8% | 175,678 | 52.4% | 281,391 |
| Kauaʻi | 19,463 | 84.1% | 3,097 | 13.4% | 593 | 2.5% | 16,366 | 70.7% | 23,153 |
| Maui | 32,326 | 77.6% | 8,086 | 19.4% | 1,261 | 3.0% | 24,240 | 58.2% | 41,673 |
| Totals | 315,252 | 79.2% | 70,964 | 17.8% | 11,908 | 3.0% | 244,288 | 61.4% | 398,124 |