- Source: 1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii
The 1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii were held July 28, 1959. Following the admission of Hawaii as the 50th State in the union, the state held 2 simultaneous elections to determine its first senators.
The elections were split between the Republican and Democratic parties. The new senators took office on August 21. Oren E. Long was given seniority based on his service as Governor of Hawaii. Hiram Fong became the first Asian-American U.S. senator and the first Senator to be born outside of the contiguous United States.
Class 1
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
This election was for the Class 3 term expiring in 1963. It was won by Democrat Oren Long, who started an as-of-yet uninterrupted streak of Democratic victories in the Class 3 Senate seat in Hawaii. As of 2022, Tsukiyama's loss by a 2.8 point margin is the closest Republicans have come to winning this seat.
= 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 Long's victory, Governor William F. Quinn appointed Tsukiyama to the Hawaii Supreme Court.
See also
1959 Hawaii gubernatorial election
1959 United States House of Representatives election in Hawaii
1959 Hawaii Senate election
References
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