1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii

The 1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii were held July 28, 1959. Following the admission of Hawaii as the fiftieth State in the union, the state held two simultaneous elections to determine their first senators.

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The elections were split between the Republican and Democratic parties. The new senators took office August 21. Oren Long was given seniority based on his service as Governor of Hawaii.

Class 1

1959 class 1 Senate election


Nominee	Hiram Fong	Frank Fasi
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	87,161	77,647
Percentage	52.89%	47.11%

Fong: 50–60% 60–70%

Elected U.S. senator

Hiram Fong
Republican

This election was for the class 1 term expiring in 1965. It was won by Republican Hiram Fong.

General election

Candidates

Frank Fasi, Territorial Senator (Democratic)
Hiram Fong, former member of the Territorial Legislature (Republican)

Results

1959 United States Senate election in Hawaii (class 1)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Fong	87,161	52.89%
	Democratic	Frank Fasi	77,647	47.11%
Total votes			164,808	100.00%

Class 3

1959 class 3 Senate election


Nominee	Oren Long	Wilfred Tsukiyama
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	83,700	79,123
Percentage	51.08%	48.28%

Elected U.S. senator

Oren Long
Democratic

This election was for the class 3 term expiring in 1963. It was won by Democrat Oren Long.

General election

Candidates

Oren Long, former territorial Governor of Hawaii (Democratic)
Eugene Ressencourt (Commonwealth)
Wilfred Tsukiyama, former President of the Territorial Senate (Republican)

Results

1959 United States Senate election in Hawaii (class 3)[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oren Long	83,700	51.08%
	Republican	Wilfred Tsukiyama	79,123	48.28%
	Commonwealth	Eugene G. Ressencourt	1,052	0.64%
Total votes			163,875	100.00%

Following his victory, Long appointed Tsukiyama to the Hawaii Supreme Court.

References

"Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Jul 28, 1959". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
"Our Campaigns - HI US Senate Race - Jul 28, 1959". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

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