Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, and elects U.S. senators to classes 1 and 3. Seven people including only one Republican have served as a U.S. senator from Hawaii. The state's current U.S. senators are Democrats Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono. Hawaii's class 1 seat is the only one in the United States that has always been held by an ethnic minority.[citation needed] Its class 3 seat is the only one in the United States that has always been held by a member of the Democratic Party.[citation needed]
Current delegation
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Brian Schatz (D)
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Mazie Hirono (D)
Hawaii last elected a Republican in 1970, which has resulted in the longest streak in the nation for a state's having all-Democratic senators. Daniel K. Inouye was Hawaii's longest-serving senator, from 1963 to 2012.
List of senators
edit| Class 1Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024. The next election will be in 2030. | C | Class 3Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2010, 2014 (special election), 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028. | ||||||||||
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| # | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
| 1 |  Hiram Fong |
Republican | Aug 21, 1959 – Jan 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1959. | 1 | 86th | 1 | Elected in 1959.Retired. | Aug 21, 1959 – Jan 3, 1963 |
Democratic | .jpg) Oren E. Long |
1 |
| 87th | ||||||||||||
| 88th | 2 | Elected in 1962. | Jan 3, 1963 – Dec 17, 2012 |
Democratic |  Daniel Inouye |
2 | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1964. | 2 | 89th | ||||||||||
| 90th | ||||||||||||
| 91st | 3 | Re-elected in 1968. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 1970.Retired. | 3 | 92nd | ||||||||||
| 93rd | ||||||||||||
| 94th | 4 | Re-elected in 1974. | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Spark Matsunaga |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1977 – Apr 15, 1990 |
Elected in 1976. | 4 | 95th | ||||||
| 96th | ||||||||||||
| 97th | 5 | Re-elected in 1980. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 1982. | 5 | 98th | ||||||||||
| 99th | ||||||||||||
| 100th | 6 | Re-elected in 1986. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 1988.Died. | 6 | 101st | ||||||||||
| Vacant | Apr 15, 1990 – May 16, 1990 |
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| 3 |  Daniel Akaka |
Democratic | May 16, 1990 – Jan 3, 2013 |
Appointed to continue Matsunaga's term.Elected in 1990 to finish Matsunaga's term. | ||||||||
| 102nd | ||||||||||||
| 103rd | 7 | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 1994. | 7 | 104th | ||||||||||
| 105th | ||||||||||||
| 106th | 8 | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 2000. | 8 | 107th | ||||||||||
| 108th | ||||||||||||
| 109th | 9 | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 2006.Retired. | 9 | 110th | ||||||||||
| 111th | ||||||||||||
| 112th | 10 | Re-elected in 2010.Died. | ||||||||||
| Dec 17, 2012 – Dec 26, 2012 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Appointed to continue Inouye's term.Elected in 2014 to finish Inouye's term. | Dec 26, 2012 – present |
Democratic |  Brian Schatz |
3 | ||||||||
| 4 |  Mazie Hirono |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 – present |
Elected in 2012. | 10 | 113th | ||||||
| 114th | ||||||||||||
| 115th | 11 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 2018. | 11 | 116th | ||||||||||
| 117th | ||||||||||||
| 118th | 12 | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 2024. | 12 | 119th | ||||||||||
| 120th | ||||||||||||
| 121st | 13 | To be determined in the 2028 election. | ||||||||||
| # | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | C | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # |
| Class 1 | Class 3 | |||||||||||
See also
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External links
edit- Members of Congress from Hawaii, govtrack.us
- U.S. Senate members from Hawaii, civil.services