1972 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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 (replacing Thomas Eagleton) 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 former 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.[1] Nixon was the first Republican to win the state of Hawaii and the only one until Ronald Reagan won the state in 1984. It is the last occasion, and the only one apart from a very marginal case in 1960, when Hawaii has narrowly voted more Republican than the nation as a whole – since then it has become consistently one of the "bluest" states in the nation.[2]

Results

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

See also

• Watergate scandal

References

1. David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; Hawaii, 1972
2. Counting the Votes; Hawaii