1972 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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The 1972 United States presidential election in Hawaii took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Hawaii voters chose 4 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1972 United States presidential election in Hawaii

November 7, 1972

Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern Party Republican Democratic Home state California South Dakota Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 168,865 101,409 Percentage 62.48% 37.52%

County Results Nixon   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Richard Nixon Republican Elected President Richard Nixon Republican

Hawaii was won by incumbent United States President Richard Nixon of California, who was running against Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. Nixon ran for a second time with former Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland, and McGovern ran with former U.S. Ambassador to France Sargent Shriver of Maryland.

Nixon won the election in Hawaii with a decisive 25-point landslide, with a clear majority in all four counties. Nixon was the first Republican to win the state of Hawaii and the only one until Ronald Reagan won the state in 1984. Hawaii's result was 1.76% more Republican than the nation at large. This marks the only time in which Hawaii voted to the right of Alaska, and the last time Hawaii voted more Republican than the nation. It is also the first of only two times in the state's history that a Republican candidate for any office has won over 60% of the state's vote (alongside the re-election victory of Governor Lingle in 2006), or has even won 60% of the vote in any of the state's counties.

Nixon was the first Republican to carry Honolulu County. This was the first of three times in which Oahu supported the Republican candidate for president.

Results

1972 United States presidential election in Hawaii
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon (incumbent)	168,865	62.48%	4
	Democratic	George McGovern	101,409	37.52%	0
	Libertarian	John Hospers	-	-	-
	American Independent	John G. Schmitz	-	-	-

Results by county

County	Richard Nixon Republican		George McGovern Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Hawaii	16,832	59.09%	11,652	40.91%	5,180	18.18%	28,484
Honolulu	132,844	63.32%	76,957	36.68%	55,887	26.64%	209,801
Kauai	7,571	58.36%	5,401	41.64%	2,170	16.72%	12,972
Maui	11,618	61.09%	7,399	38.91%	4,219	22.18%	19,017
Totals	168,865	62.48%	101,409	37.52%	67,456	24.96%	270,274

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Hawaii
• Honolulu
• Kauai
• Maui

See also

• Watergate scandal