With his victory, Fong became the first Chinese-American elected to Congress. Fong served until 1977, when he was succeded by Spark Matsunaga (D), making Hong the only Republican Senator from Hawaii.

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Long retired when his term expired in 1962, making him the only Senator from Hawaii to not serve a full six-year term*. As such, Long has the shortest tenure of any Senator from Hawaii. Additionally, as of the 2022 election this is the only time an election for Hawaii's Class 3 seat was competitive/decided by single-digits, as well as the only election for this seat where Republicans won any of the state's counties. 

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As of the 2024 election, this is the closest presidential election in the state's history. Kennedy's victory came only after a court-ordered recount turned a 141 vote margin for Nixon into a 115 vote margin for Kennedy.  

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