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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. Hawaii is a very liberal state, and both of the state's U.S. senators have been Democrats since 1977, 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
| 1980 United States presidential election in Hawaii | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
| 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
References
- "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Hawaii". Uselectionsatlas.org. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- Kaste, Martin (September 13, 2012). "Can A Republican Win A Senate Seat In Blue Hawaii?". NPR. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Hawaii". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
- POLIDATA Political Data Analysis; Election History for HAWAII 2005-06 Edition: VOTE LISTING; 1980 U.S. PRESIDENT, Page 15.1980.01.C.1
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