The 84-year-old Daniel Inouye (D-HI) has announced that he will run for a ninth term in the U.S. Senate in 2010. Given his age, speculation about his retirement arose in recent months, but he quelled that speculation with this announcement.Inouye (pronounced in-NO-ay) is very popular in Democratic-leaning Hawaii and won re-election in 2004 with 76% of the vote. His only threat in 2010 would be Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, who will be term-limited, but she hasn't given any indication yet of what her plans are for that year.
Even if she did run, Inouye would be the strong favorite, as he is a local institution and has represented the state literally since it joined the union in 1959.
In all likelihood, Lingle will not run this time around. Instead, she might take her chances against Hawaii's other, less-popular Democratic Senator, Daniel Akaka, when he goes up for re-election in 2012, which is sure to be a better cycle for Republicans.
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