1976 United States presidential election in Hawaii
November 2, 1976
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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.
Had Ford won Hawaii and also carried Ohio, he would have been elected president.
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[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
| 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
By congressional district
Carter and Ford each won a congressional district.[2]
| District | Carter | Ford | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 50.7% | 49.3% | Cecil Heftel |
| 2nd | 53.0% | 47.0% | Daniel Akaka |
References
- ^ David Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 1976 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Hawaii
- ^ DavidNYC. "Presidential Results by Congressional District, 1976". Swing State Project. Retrieved December 12, 2025.