List of United States Senators From Hawaii - Class 1

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle who were elected for three Congresses in the state's first election of 1959 and whose seats in recent years are contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012.

# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history
1 Hiram Fong Republican August 21, 1959 –
January 3, 1977
86 1 Elected in 1959
87
88
89 2 Re-elected in 1964
90
91
92 3 Re-elected in 1970

Retired
93
94
2 Spark Matsunaga Democratic January 3, 1977 –
April 15, 1990
95 4 Elected in 1976
96
97
98 5 Re-elected in 1982
99
100
101 6 Re-elected in 1988

Died
Vacant April 15, 1990 –
May 16, 1990
3 Daniel Akaka Democratic May 16, 1990 –
Present
101
Appointed to continue Matsunaga's term

Elected to finish Matsunaga's term
102
103
104 7 Elected to full term in 1994
105
106
107 8 Re-elected in 2000
108
109
110 9 Re-elected in 2006

Intends to retire
111
112

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