The 2016 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 8, 2016, concurrently with the
2016 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the
United States Senate and
House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held August 13. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Brian Schatz won reelection to his first full term in office, defeating Republican former state legislator
John Carroll.
Background
In 2011,
Daniel Inouye announced that he planned to run for a record tenth term in 2016, when he would have been 92 years old.[1][2] He also said, "I have told my staff and I have told my family that when the time comes, when you question my sanity or question my ability to do things physically or mentally, I don't want you to hesitate, do everything to get me out of here, because I want to make certain the people of Hawaii get the best representation possible."[3]
Schatz defeated Carroll on election day, winning his second election to the U.S. Senate and his first full term after being appointed to the seat in 2012 following the death of
Daniel Inouye. This was his largest margin of victory, as he won over 4% more of the electorate in this election.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 8, 2016, concurrently with the
2016 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the
United States Senate and
House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held August 13. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Brian Schatz won reelection to his first full term in office, defeating Republican former state legislator
John Carroll.
Background
In 2011,
Daniel Inouye announced that he planned to run for a record tenth term in 2016, when he would have been 92 years old.[1][2] He also said, "I have told my staff and I have told my family that when the time comes, when you question my sanity or question my ability to do things physically or mentally, I don't want you to hesitate, do everything to get me out of here, because I want to make certain the people of Hawaii get the best representation possible."[3]
Schatz defeated Carroll on election day, winning his second election to the U.S. Senate and his first full term after being appointed to the seat in 2012 following the death of
Daniel Inouye. This was his largest margin of victory, as he won over 4% more of the electorate in this election.