1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii

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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.

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

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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

Class 3

1959 class 3 Senate election

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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

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

References

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