Presidential elections in Maine
Map of the United States with Maine highlighted
Number of elections51
Voted Democratic18
Voted Republican30
Voted Whig1
Voted Democratic-Republican2
Voted other0
Voted for winning candidate32
Voted for losing candidate19

Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Maine, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1820, Maine has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Prior to 1820, much of the territory currently comprising the state of Maine was part of the state of Massachusetts, and citizens residing in that area have thus been able to participate in every U.S. election.

Since 1972, Maine awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each of the two congressional districts. However, it is rare that this results in a split vote. It has done so twice, in 2016 and 2020.[1] The only other state to allow for split electoral college votes is Nebraska.[2]

Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.

Elections from 1864 to present

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Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Other national
candidates[a] 		Votes Percent Electoral
Votes 		Notes
2020[3] Joe Biden 435,072 53.09 Donald Trump 360,737 44.02 — 4 Electoral votes split: 3 to Biden, 1 to Trump. (Biden won statewide and in the 1st congressional district; Trump won in the 2nd district.)
2016[4] Donald Trump[b] 335,593 44.87 Hillary Clinton 357,735 47.83 — 4 Electoral votes split: 3 to Clinton, 1 to Trump. (Clinton won statewide and in the 1st congressional district; Trump won in the 2nd district.)
2012[5] Barack Obama 401,306 56.27 Mitt Romney 292,276 40.98 — 4
2008[6] Barack Obama 421,923 57.71 John McCain 295,273 40.38 — 4
2004[7] George W. Bush 330,201 44.58 John Kerry 396,842 53.57 — 4
2000[8] George W. Bush[b] 286,616 43.97 Al Gore 319,951 49.09 — 4
1996[9] Bill Clinton 312,788 51.62 Bob Dole 186,378 30.76 Ross Perot 85,970 14.19 4
1992 Bill Clinton 263,420 38.77 George H. W. Bush 206,504 30.39 Ross Perot 206,820 30.44 4
1988 George H. W. Bush 307,131 55.34 Michael Dukakis 243,569 43.88 — 4
1984 Ronald Reagan 336,500 60.83 Walter Mondale 214,515 38.78 — 4
1980 Ronald Reagan 238,522 45.61 Jimmy Carter 220,974 42.25 John B. Anderson 53,327 10.2 4
1976 Jimmy Carter 232,279 48.07 Gerald Ford 236,320 48.91 — 4
1972 Richard Nixon 256,458 61.46 George McGovern 160,584 38.48 — 4
1968 Richard Nixon 169,254 43.07 Hubert Humphrey 217,312 55.3 George Wallace 6,370 1.62 4
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson 262,264 68.84 Barry Goldwater 118,701 31.16 — 4
1960 John F. Kennedy 181,159 42.95 Richard Nixon 240,608 57.05 — 5
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower 249,238 70.87 Adlai Stevenson II 102,468 29.13 T. Coleman Andrews/
Unpledged Electors[c]		 - 5
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower 232,353 66.05 Adlai Stevenson II 118,806 33.77 — 5
1948 Harry S. Truman 111,916 42.27 Thomas E. Dewey 150,234 56.74 Strom Thurmond — 5
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt 140,631 47.45 Thomas E. Dewey 155,434 52.44 — 5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt 156,478 48.77 Wendell Willkie 163,951 51.1 — 5
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt 126,333 41.52 Alf Landon 168,823 55.49 — 5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt 128,907 43.19 Herbert Hoover 166,631 55.83 — 5
1928 Herbert Hoover 179,923 68.63 Al Smith 81,179 30.96 — 6
1924 Calvin Coolidge 138,440 72.03 John W. Davis 41,964 21.83 Robert M. La Follette 11,382 5.92 6
1920 Warren G. Harding 136,355 68.92 James M. Cox 58,961 29.8 Parley P. Christensen — — 6
1916 Woodrow Wilson 64,033 46.97 Charles E. Hughes 69,508 50.99 — 6
1912 Woodrow Wilson 51,113 39.43 Theodore Roosevelt 48,495 37.41 William H. Taft 26,545 20.48 6
1908 William H. Taft 66,987 63 William Jennings Bryan 35,403 33.29 — 6
1904 Theodore Roosevelt 65,432 67.44 Alton B. Parker 27,642 28.49 — 6
1900 William McKinley 65,412 61.89 William Jennings Bryan 36,822 34.84 — 6
1896 William McKinley 80,403 67.9 William Jennings Bryan 34,587 29.21 — 6
1892 Grover Cleveland 48,049 41.26 Benjamin Harrison 62,936 54.05 James B. Weaver 2,396 2.06 6
1888 Benjamin Harrison[b] 73,730 57.49 Grover Cleveland 50,472 39.35 — 6
1884 Grover Cleveland 52,153 39.97 James G. Blaine 72,217 55.34 — 6
1880 James A. Garfield 74,052 51.46 Winfield S. Hancock 65,211 45.32 James B. Weaver 4,409 3.06 7
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes[b] 66,300 56.64 Samuel J. Tilden 49,917 42.65 — 7
1872 Ulysses S. Grant 61,426 67.86 Horace Greeley 29,097 32.14 — 7
1868 Ulysses S. Grant 70,502 62.4 Horatio Seymour 42,460 37.6 — 7
1864 Abraham Lincoln 67,805 59.1 George B. McClellan 46,992 40.9 — 7

Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an opponent of slavery, was considered a threat by southern states seeking to use the federal government to enforce their pro-slavery laws in northern states among other factors. Soon after this election, eleven states seceded and the American Civil War began.[10]

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
1860 Abraham Lincoln 62,811 62.2 Stephen A. Douglas 29,693 29.4 John C. Breckinridge 6,368 6.3 John Bell 2,046 2.0 8

Elections from 1828 to 1856

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Other national
candidates[a] 		Votes Percent Electoral
Votes 		Notes
1856 James Buchanan 39,140 35.68 John C. Frémont 67,279 61.34 Millard Fillmore 3,270 2.98 8
1852 Franklin Pierce 41,609 50.63 Winfield Scott 32,543 39.6 John P. Hale 8,030 9.77 8
1848 Zachary Taylor 35,273 40.25 Lewis Cass 40,195 45.87 Martin Van Buren 12,157 13.87 9
1844 James K. Polk 45,719 53.83 Henry Clay 34,378 40.48 — 9
1840 William Henry Harrison 46,612 50.23 Martin Van Buren 46,190 49.77 — 10
1836 Martin Van Buren 22,825 58.92 William Henry Harrison 14,803 38.21 various[d] 10
1832 Andrew Jackson 33,978 54.67 Henry Clay 27,331 43.97 William Wirt 844 1.36 10
1828 Andrew Jackson 13,927 40.03 John Quincy Adams 20,773 59.71 — 9 Electoral vote split 8 to 1.

Election of 1824

The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
1824 Andrew Jackson no ballots John Quincy Adams 10,289 81.50 Henry Clay no ballots William H. Crawford 2,336 18.50 9

Election of 1820

In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all electoral votes (including Maine’s nine electoral votes) except one vote in New Hampshire. The popular vote was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won at least ten percent of the vote in multiple states.
  2. ^ a b c d Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote
  3. ^ Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina
  4. ^ Three other candidates ran and received electoral votes nationally as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat Martin Van Buren by running four candidates with local appeal in different regions of the country. The others were Hugh Lawson White, Daniel Webster, and Willie Person Mangum. None of these candidates appeared on the ballot in Maine.

References

  1. ^ "Distribution of Electoral Votes | National Archives".
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  4. ^ 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
  5. ^ 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
  6. ^ 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
  7. ^ "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. May 2005.
  8. ^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  9. ^ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  10. ^ Goodwin D. K. (2005). Team of rivals: The political genius of Abraham Lincoln. Simon & Schuster.
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