1980 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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.

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

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

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 2020, 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.

Results

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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

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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

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References

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  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