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Presidential election in Hawaii, 2020

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Hawaii
2020 presidential election

Democratic primary: May 22, 2020
Democratic winner: Joe Biden

Republican caucus: Canceled

Electoral College: Four votes
2020 winner: Joe Biden (D)
2016 winner: Hillary Clinton (D)
2012 winner: Barack Obama (D)

Presidential election by state, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election in Hawaii on November 3, 2020. Biden won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump's (R) 232 electoral votes.

Biden won the Democratic primary. The Democratic Party announced on March 20, 2020, that it would hold its primary election entirely by mail in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic voters had until April 4, 2020, to register for the primary. Ballots were due on May 22, 2020.[1]

The Republican Party announced on December 11, 2019, that it would not hold a presidential preference vote.[2]

In the 15 presidential elections since Hawaii became a state, it has voted for the Democratic candidate 13 times and for the Republican candidate twice. The last time the Republican candidate won Hawaii was Ronald Reagan (R) in 1984.[3]

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Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in Hawaii, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
63.7
 
366,130 4
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
34.3
 
196,864 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.0
 
5,539 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.7
 
3,822 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (American Shopping Party)
 
0.2
 
1,183 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.2
 
931 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 574,469



Primary election

Hawaii Democratic presidential primary on May 22, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden
 
60.7
 
21,215 16
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Bernie Sanders
 
35.3
 
12,337 8
  Other
 
4.1
 
1,424 0

 Source

Total votes: 34,976 • Total pledged delegates: 24


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Hawaii

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

Hawaii did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Democratic Party announced on March 20, 2020, that it would hold its primary election entirely by mail in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic voters had until April 4, 2020, to register for the primary. Ballots were due on May 22, 2020.[1]
  • The primary incorporated ranked-choice voting.[4]
  • Hawaii had an estimated 33 delegates comprised of 24 pledged delegates and nine superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[5] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[6] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    With the plurality of pledged delegates, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee on April 8, 2020, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign.[7] Biden crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination on June 5, 2020.[8]

    Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Harris is the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[9]

    Ranked-choice voting

    See also: Ranked-choice voting (RCV)

    A ranked-choice voting system (RCV) is an electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference on their ballots. If a candidate wins a majority of first-preference votes, he or she is declared the winner. If no candidate wins a majority of first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated. First-preference votes cast for the failed candidate are eliminated, lifting the second-preference choices indicated on those ballots. A new tally is conducted to determine whether any candidate has won a majority of the adjusted votes. The process is repeated until a candidate wins an outright majority. This system is sometimes referred to as an instant runoff voting system.[10][11]

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Hawaii Republican Party announced on December 11, 2019, that it would not hold a presidential preference vote.[2]
  • Hawaii Republicans committed the state's 19 delegates to Donald Trump.[2]


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[12]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[13]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.

    For an overview of the 2016 presidential election in Hawaii, click here.


    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Hawaii

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Hawaii in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Hawaii, click here.

    Presidential primary candidates

    Hawaii does not conduct a presidential preference primary.

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Hawaii, 2020
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Hawaii 4,377 1% of voters who cast a ballot for president in last election N/A N/A 8/5/2020 Source

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election

    U.S. presidential election, Hawaii, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 62.2% 266,891 4
         Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 30% 128,847 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 3.7% 15,954 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 3% 12,737 0
         Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 1.1% 4,508 0
    Total Votes 428,937 4
    Election results via: Hawaii Office of Elections

    Primary election

    Hawaii Democratic Caucus, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngBernie Sanders 69.8% 23,530 17
    Hillary Clinton 30% 10,125 8
    Other 0.2% 61 0
    Totals 33,716 25
    Source: The New York Times and CNN


    Hawaii Republican Caucus, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 43.4% 6,805 11
    Ted Cruz 32.3% 5,063 7
    Marco Rubio 13.2% 2,068 1
    John Kasich 10% 1,566 0
    Ben Carson 0.9% 146 0
    Jeb Bush 0.2% 24 0
    Totals 15,672 19
    Source: CNN and The New York Times

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Hawaii, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 70.1% 306,658 4
         Republican Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan 27.7% 121,015 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 0.9% 3,840 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.7% 3,184 0
         N/A Blank Votes 0.5% 2,227 0
         N/A Over Votes 0.1% 235 0
    Total Votes 437,159 4
    Election results via: State of Hawaii, Office of Elections

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Hawaii, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden 71.5% 325,871 4
         Republican John McCain/Sarah Palin 26.4% 120,566 0
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.8% 3,825 0
         Libertarian Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root 0.3% 1,314 0
         Green Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 0.2% 979 0
         Constitution Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 0.2% 1,013 0
         N/A Blank Votes 0.5% 2,193 0
         N/A Over Votes 0.1% 303 0
    Total Votes 456,064 4
    Election results via: State of Hawaii, Office of Elections

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    Hawaii presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 15 Democratic wins
    • 2 Republican wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A D D D R D D R D D D D D D D D D D


    Presidential election voting record in Hawaii, 1960-2016

    Between 1960 and 2016:

    • Hawaii participated in 15 presidential elections. Its first was in 1960.
    • Hawaii voted for the winning presidential candidate 60 percent of the time.
    • Hawaii voted Democratic 86.67 percent of the time and Republican 13.33 percent of the time.

    Presidential election voting record in Hawaii, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    State profile

    See also: Hawaii and Hawaii elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

    Presidential voting pattern

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    State legislature

    Hawaii Party Control: 1992-2025
    Twenty-six years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
    Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

    Hawaii quick stats
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    Demographic data for Hawaii
     HawaiiU.S.
    Total population:1,425,157316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):6,4233,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:25.4%73.6%
    Black/African American:2%12.6%
    Asian:37.7%5.1%
    Native American:0.2%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:9.9%0.2%
    Two or more:23.7%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:9.9%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:91%86.7%
    College graduation rate:30.8%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$69,515$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:11.6%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Hawaii.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

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    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hawaii Democrats, "PPP FAQ," accessed March 31, 2020
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Hill, "Hawaii GOP cancels presidential preference poll, commits delegates to Trump," December 11, 2019
    3. ↑ 270 to Win, "Hawaii," accessed June 17, 2019
    4. ↑ FairVote, "Where is Ranked Choice Voting Used?" accessed October 8, 2019
    5. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    6. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    7. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Bid, Making Biden Presumptive Dem Nominee," April 8, 2020
    8. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
    9. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
    10. ↑ FairVote, "Electoral Systems," accessed July 7, 2017
    11. ↑ MinneapolisMN.gov, "Frequently Asked Questions about Ranked-Choice Voting," accessed July 7, 2017
    12. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    13. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    14. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
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