2004 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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2004 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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Nominee John Kerry George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Running mate John Edwards Dick Cheney Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 231,708 194,191 Percentage 54.01% 45.26%

County Results Kerry   50-60%   60-70% The 2004 United States presidential election in Hawaii took place on November 2, 2004. Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Hawaii was won by Democratic nominee John Kerry by an 8.7% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Kerry would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. The state has voted Republican only twice since statehood (in the 49-state Republican landslides of 1972 and 1984). As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time Hawaii was decided by a single-digit margin, and the last time a Democratic candidate for president failed to receive 60% of the vote in Hawaii. Bush's strong performance in the state has been explained by the relatively high troop count (10,000) from Hawaii deployed to either Iraq, or Afghanistan. [1] Caucuses 2004 Hawaii Democratic caucuses Campaign Predictions There were 12 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day. [2] Source Ranking D.C. Political Report Solid D Associated Press Solid D CNN Likely D Cook Political Report Solid D Newsweek Solid D New York Times Solid D Rasmussen Reports Likely D Research 2000 Solid D Washington Post Likely D Washington Times Solid D Zogby International Likely D Washington Dispatch Likely D Polling Only 4 pre-election polls were taken in the state in the entire 2004 election. Kerry won the first two, which were taken before October, and Bush won the other 2 which were taken in the final month of October. The final RCP average gave Bush leading with a margin of 0.9%. [3] The final 3 polls averaged Kerry leading 48% to 43%. [4] Fundraising Bush raised $906,799. [5] Kerry raised $279,877. [6] Advertising and visits Neither campaign spent advertising money during the fall campaign. However, with polls showing the race tightening, Vice President Cheney appeared at a campaign rally for the Republican ticket in Honolulu on October 31, 2004. [7] [8] Analysis Bush and Cheney did campaign here early on, but not throughout the entire campaign. Hawaii is considered too much of a Democratic stronghold to be a swing state. Hawaii is represented by two Democratic senators and representatives, and there has never been any competition in a senatorial election. Despite Bush's loss in the state, he improved upon his performance in the state from 2000. More importantly, he had the strongest showing for a Republican presidential candidate in the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984, doing a little better than his father did in 1988.[ citation needed ] This is the last time Hawaii was decided by a single digit margin. This is also the last time a Republican received more than 45% of the vote in Hawaii. Bush's strongest local performance was in Honolulu County (Oahu) where he trailed Kerry by slightly more than 2% of the vote. Results 2004 United States presidential election in Hawaii [9] [10] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic John Kerry 231,708 54.01% 4 Republican George W. Bush (Inc.) 194,191 45.26% 0 Green David Cobb 1,737 0.40% 0 Libertarian Michael Badnarik 1,377 0.32% 0 By county County John Kerry Democratic George W. Bush Republican Various candidates Other parties Margin Total votes cast #  % #  % #  % #  % Hawaii 35,116 60.86% 22,032 38.18% 554 0.96% 13,084 22.68% 57,702 Honolulu 152,500 51.08% 144,157 48.29% 1,890 0.63% 8,343 2.79% 298,547 Kalawao 26 65.00% 14 35.00% 0 0.00% 12 30.00% 45 Kauai 14,916 59.96% 9,740 39.15% 220 0.89% 5,176 20.81% 24,876 Maui 28,803 60.73% 18,187 38.34% 440 0.92% 10,616 22.39% 47,430 Totals 231,708 54.01% 194,191 45.26% 3,114 0.73% 37,517 8.75% 429,013 By congressional district Kerry won both congressional districts. [11] District Bush Kerry Representative 1st 47% 53% Neil Abercrombie 2nd 44% 56% Ed Case Electors Main article: List of 2004 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Hawaii cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Hawaii is allocated 4 electors because it has 2 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 4 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 4 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector. The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13, 2004, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols. The following were the members of the Electoral College from Hawaii. All were pledged to and voted for John Kerry and John Edwards: [12] Frances Kagawa Joy Kobashigawa Lewis Samuel Mitchell Dolly Strazar References "Vice president to rally voters in Hawaii". NBC News. October 29, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2024. http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/members/2004/Pred2.htm#NW [ permanent dead link ‍] "RealClear Politics - Polls". "2004 Presidential Election Polls--Hawaii". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. "George W Bush - $374,659,453 raised, '04 election cycle, Republican Party, President". "John F Kerry - $345,826,176 raised, '04 election cycle, Democrat Party, President". "CNN.com Specials". CNN . "CNN.com Specials". CNN . http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#11 Clerk of the House of Representatives "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009. "Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008 – Swing State Project". "The Electoral College". May 20, 2019. 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