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Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | Hawaii Races

2008 Hawaii Presidential Election Results

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Barack Obama
Percent: 71.85%
Votes: 325,871

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John McCain 
Percent: 26.58%
Votes: 120,566

Race Summary

In the 2008 Presidential Election in Hawaii, Democrat Barack Obama won 71.85% of the vote while Republican John McCain secured 26.58%. Obama’s strong performance in his birth state underscored Hawaii’s deep Democratic alignment and gave him one of his largest margins nationwide.

Full Results

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 71.85%
Votes: 325,871

 

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 26.58%
Votes: 120,566

 

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 3,825

 

Bob Barr (LIB)    
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 1,314

 

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 1,013

 

Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 979

 

Total votes: 453,568

State Map

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Results by County

Hawaii County

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 75.94%
Votes: 50,819

 

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 22.22%
Votes: 14,866

 

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.93%
Votes: 619

 

Bob Barr (LIB)    
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 232

 

Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 197

 

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 183

 

Total votes: 66,916

Honolulu County

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 69.83%
Votes: 214,239

 

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 28.74%
Votes: 88,164

 

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 2,437

 

Bob Barr (LIB)    
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 790

 

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 605

 

Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 578

 

Total votes: 306,813

Kauai County

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 74.99%
Votes: 20,416

 

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 22.94%
Votes: 6,245

 

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 300

 

Bob Barr (LIB)    
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 94

 

Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 87

 

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 82

 

Total votes: 27,224

Maui County

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 76.71%
Votes: 39,727

 

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 21.54%
Votes: 11,154

 

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 462

 

Bob Barr (LIB)    
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 195

 

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 142

 

Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 109

 

Total votes: 51,789

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