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 |
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| 1 | Hiram Fong | Republican | August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
86 | 1 | Elected in 1959 |
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| 89 | 2 | Re-elected in 1964 | ||||
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| 92 | 3 | Re-elected in 1970 Retired |
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| 2 | Spark Matsunaga | Democratic | January 3, 1977 – April 15, 1990 |
95 | 4 | Elected in 1976 |
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| 98 | 5 | Re-elected in 1982 | ||||
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| 101 | 6 | Re-elected in 1988 Died |
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| Vacant | April 15, 1990 – May 16, 1990 |
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| 3 | Daniel Akaka | Democratic | May 16, 1990 – Present |
101 |
Appointed to continue Matsunaga's term Elected to finish Matsunaga's term |
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| 104 | 7 | Elected to full term in 1994 | ||||
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| 107 | 8 | Re-elected in 2000 | ||||
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| 110 | 9 | Re-elected in 2006 Intends to retire |
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Read more about this topic: List Of United States Senators From Hawaii
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