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2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii

For related races, see 2006 United States Senate elections.

The 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Daniel Akaka won re-election to his third full term.

2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii
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Nominee Daniel Akaka Cynthia Thielen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 210,330 126,097
Percentage 61.35% 36.78%
County results
Akaka:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Daniel Akaka
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Daniel Akaka
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Source:[1]

Candidates

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Campaign

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Case had stated that although he has the deepest respect for Daniel Akaka, Hawaii is in a time of transition with regard to the state's representation in Congress which requires that the state phase in the next generation to provide continuity in that service. He had warned the state would lose all clout in Washington if the state's two US Senators, both of whom are over 80 years old, leave office within a short time of each other.[1] If a Senator were to die, Hawaii election law requires that the governor appoint a replacement of the same party.[2]

Hawaii's other members of Congress, Rep. Neil Abercrombie and Sen. Daniel Inouye, pledged their support to Akaka.[3]

Debates

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Polling

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Source Date Daniel
Akaka 		Ed
Case
QMark Research & Polling[4] May 15, 2006 40% 38%
Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research[5] July 2, 2006 51% 40%
Rasmussen[6] August 11, 2006 47% 45%
Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research[7] September 17, 2006 51% 38%

Endorsements

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Daniel Akaka
Organizations

Results

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Democratic primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Akaka (incumbent) 129,158 54.65%
Democratic Ed Case 107,163 45.35%
Total votes 236,321 100%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Mark Beatty, attorney and businessman
  • Jerry Coffee, retired Navy captain, Vietnam War POW, and motivational speaker (withdrew from the race before the Republican primary but his name still appeared on the ballot)
  • Charles "Akacase" Collins[10]
  • Jay Friedheim, attorney and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and 2004
  • Eddie Pirkowski, businessman
  • Steve Tataii, conflict resolution teacher and author

Results

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Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Coffee 10,139 41.01
Republican Mark Beatty 6,057 24.50
Republican Akacase Collins 3,146 12.72
Republican Jay Friedheim 2,299 9.30
Republican Steve Tataii 1,601 6.48
Republican Eddie Pirkowski 1,482 5.99
Total votes 24,724 100

Hawaii State Representative Cynthia Thielen was selected to be the Republican nominee after Jerry Coffee, who had previously withdrawn his candidacy, won the primary.

General election

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Candidates

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid D November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Safe D November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[13] Safe D November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[14] Safe D November 6, 2006

Polling

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Source Date Daniel
Akaka (D) 		Cynthia
Thielen (R)
Rasmussen[6] August 11, 2006 58% 30%

Results

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General election results
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Daniel Akaka (incumbent) 210,330 61.35% −11.5%
Republican Cynthia Thielen 126,097 36.78% +12.3%
Libertarian Lloyd Mallan 6,415 1.87% +1.0%
Majority 84,233 24.57%
Turnout 342,842
Democratic hold Swing

Akaka won in all 4 Hawaii counties, taking at least 60% of the vote in each area.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Akaka wins; Case concedes | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Maskell, Jack (January 20, 2010). "Beginning and end of the Terms of United States Senators chosen to fill Senate vacancies" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "StarBulletin.com | News | /2006/01/20/". Archived from the original on April 5, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
  4. ^ QMark Research & Polling
  5. ^ Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research
  6. ^ a b Rasmussen
  7. ^ Honolulu Advertiser/Ward Research
  8. ^ "Council for a Livable World Endorses U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka in Democratic Senate Primary". September 15, 2006.
  9. ^ a b "Office of Elections" (PDF).
  10. ^ "2006 Senatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Hawaii". U.S. Election Atlas. January 4, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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Official campaign websites (Archived)

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