The 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat

Daniel Akaka Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Honolulu, he served in ...

won re-election to a third full term.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

, incumbent U.S. Senator *

Ed Case Edward Espenett Case (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district since 2019, which covers the urban core o ...

, U.S. Representative

Campaign

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 (the other being

Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...

), both of whom are over 80 years old, leave office within a short time of each other. If a Senator were to die, Hawaii election law requires that the governor appoint a replacement of the same party. Case's words would prove prescient, as Akaka would retire just over two weeks after Inouye's death in 2012. Hawaii's other members of Congress, Inouye and Rep.

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, pledged their support to Akaka.

Debates

Complete video of debate
August 31, 2006

Polling

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

* 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 * Jay Friedheim, attorney and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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* Eddie Pirkowski, businessman * Steve Tataii, conflict resolution teacher and author

Results

Hawaii State Representative

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was selected to be the Republican nominee after Jerry Coffee, who had previously withdrawn his candidacy, won the primary.

General election

Candidates

(D), incumbent U.S. Senator *

(R), Hawaii State Representative * Lloyd Mallan (L), perennial candidate

Predictions

Polling

Results

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

References

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2006 Hawaii elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

Campaign

Debates

Polling

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

References

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