The 1980 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator Daniel Inouye won re-election to a fourth term in yet another landslide, despite the national 'Reagan Revolution' and the state's very narrow margin of victory for Jimmy Carter in the concurrent presidential election. Democratic primary Candidates Daniel Inouye, incumbent Senator John P. Fritz, candidate for State House in 1976 and 1978 Kamuela Price, candidate for Senate in 1976 Results Republican primary Candidates Floyd Bernier-Nachtwey, People's Party candidate for Senate in 1974 Cooper Brown Dan Dew Lawrence I. Weisman Results General election Results See also 1980 United States Senate elections References Hawaii 1980 1980 Hawaii elections Daniel Inouye