1976 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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1976 United States presidential election in Hawaii

November 2, 1976

Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 147,375 140,003 Percentage 50.59% 48.06%

County Results Carter   50-60%

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.

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	147,375	50.59%	4
	Republican	Gerald Ford (incumbent)	140,003	48.06%	0
	Libertarian	Roger MacBride	3,923	1.35%	0

Results by county

County	Jimmy Carter Democratic		Gerald Ford Republican		Roger MacBride Libertarian		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
Hawaii	15,960	50.24%	15,366	48.37%	439	1.38%	594	1.87%	31,765
Honolulu	111,389	50.07%	108,041	48.56%	3,046	1.37%	3,348	1.51%	222,476
Kauai	8,105	55.81%	6,278	43.23%	139	0.96%	1,827	12.58%	14,522
Maui	11,921	52.89%	10,318	45.78%	299	1.33%	1,603	7.11%	22,538
Totals	147,375	50.59%	140,003	48.06%	3,923	1.35%	7,372	2.53%	291,301

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Hawaii
• Honolulu
• Kauai
• Maui