1980 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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1980 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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Nominee Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan John B. Anderson Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Georgia California Illinois Running mate Walter Mondale George H. W. Bush Patrick Lucey Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 135,879 130,112 32,021 Percentage 44.80% 42.90% 10.56%

County Results Carter   40–50%   50–60% Reagan   40–50%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Hawaii voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Hawaii was one of the six states that President Jimmy Carter (D) won. His margin was 1.9 points, his narrowest victory margin in any state. ^[1] Hawaii is a very liberal state, and both of the state's U.S. senators have been Democrats since 1977, ^[2] which is partly the reason Reagan lost, albeit very narrowly. As of 2024, this is the second of two times (the first being 1960) in which not all of Hawaii's counties voted for the same candidate. This was the second of three times in which Oahu supported a Republican on the presidential level. This was the only election since its statehood in which Hawaii did not vote the same as New York.

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Hawaii [3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter (incumbent)	135,879	44.80%	4
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	130,112	42.90%	0
	Independent	John Anderson	32,031	10.56%	0
	Libertarian	Ed Clark	3,269	1.08%	0
	Citizens	Barry Commoner	1,548	0.51%	0
	Communist	Gus Hall	458	0.15%	0
Totals			303,287	100.00%	4

Results by county

County	Jimmy Carter Democratic		Ronald Reagan Republican		John B. Anderson Independent		Other Candidates		Margin		Total votes cast [4]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
Hawaii	17,630	49.16%	14,247	39.73%	3,091	8.62%	893	2.49%	3,383	9.43%	35,861
Honolulu	96,472	42.88%	99,596	44.27%	25,331	11.26%	3,596	1.60%	-3,124	-1.39%	224,995
Kauai	9,081	54.64%	5,883	35.39%	1,352	8.13%	305	1.84%	3,198	19.25%	16,621
Maui	12,674	49.22%	10,359	40.23%	2,237	8.69%	481	1.87%	2,315	8.99%	25,751
Totals	135,879	44.80%	130,112	42.90%	32,021	10.56%	5,275	1.74%	5,767	1.90%	303,287

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Honolulu

Results by congressional district

District	Reagan	Carter	Representative
1st	44.9%	43.6%	Cecil Heftel
2nd	42.7%	47.2%	Daniel Akaka

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Hawaii". Uselectionsatlas.org. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
2. Kaste, Martin (September 13, 2012). "Can A Republican Win A Senate Seat In Blue Hawaii?". NPR . Retrieved May 17, 2015.
3. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Hawaii". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
4. POLIDATA Political Data Analysis; Election History for HAWAII 2005-06 Edition: VOTE LISTING; 1980 U.S. PRESIDENT, Page 15.1980.01.C.1