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The 1974 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye was re-elected to a third term in office, easily defeating People's Party nominee James Kimmel.

People's Party primary

Candidates

  • Floyd Bernier-Nachtwey
  • James D. Kimmel

Results

People's primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
People's James D. Kimmel 61 64.89%
People's Floyd Bernier-Nachtwey 33 35.11%
Total votes 94 100.00%

General election

Results

1974 United States Senate election in Hawaii[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Daniel Inouye (incumbent) 207,454 82.91% Decrease0.49
People’s Party James D. Kimmel 42,767 17.09% N/A
Total votes 250,221 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

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