1976 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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1976 United States presidential election in Hawaii
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  1972 November 2, 1976 1980  
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Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Georgia Michigan
Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole
Electoral vote40
Popular vote147,375140,003
Percentage50.59%48.06%

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President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Hawaii took place on November 2, 1976. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Hawaii voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Hawaii was won by Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter by 2.53 points, making Hawaii 0.43% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Carter did not win any other state fully west of the hundredth meridian, including the Pacific states of Oregon and California admitted before the Civil War.

Results

1976 United States presidential election in Hawaii
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Jimmy Carter 147,37550.59%4
Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent)140,00348.06%0
Libertarian Roger MacBride 3,9231.35%0

Results by county

CountyJimmy Carter
Democratic
Gerald Ford
Republican
Roger MacBride
Libertarian
MarginTotal votes cast [1]
# %# %# %# %#
Hawaii 15,96050.24%15,36648.37%4391.38%5941.87%31,765
Honolulu 111,38950.07%108,04148.56%3,0461.37%3,3481.51%222,476
Kauai 8,10555.81%6,27843.23%1390.96%1,82712.58%14,522
Maui 11,92152.89%10,31845.78%2991.33%1,6037.11%22,538
Totals147,37550.59%140,00348.06%3,9231.35%7,3722.53%291,301

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. David Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 1976 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Hawaii