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1928 United States presidential election in Maine

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1928 United States presidential election in Maine

← 1924 November 6, 1928 1932 →
 
Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California New York
Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph Taylor Robinson
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 179,923 81,179
Percentage 68.63% 30.96%

County Results
Hoover
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%


President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Herbert Hoover
Republican

The 1928 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary forty-eight states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine voted for the Republican nominee, former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California, over the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. Hoover's running mate was Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of Kansas, while Smith ran with Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas.

Hoover won Maine by a margin of 37.67%, making Maine his third-strongest state after Kansas and Michigan.[1]

Results

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1928 United States presidential election in Maine[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Herbert Hoover of California Charles Curtis of Kansas 179,923 68.63% 6 100.00%
Democratic Al Smith of New York Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas 81,179 30.96% 0 0.00%
Socialist Norman Thomas of New York James Hudson Maurer of Pennsylvania 1,068 0.40% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 1 0.01% 0 0.00%
Total 262,171 100.00% 6 100.00%

Results by county

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County Herbert Clark Hoover

Republican

Alfred Emmanuel Smith

Democratic

Norman Mattoon Thomas

Socialist

Total votes cast[3]
# % # % # %
Androscoggin 11,790 51.59% 10,940 47.87% 124 0.54% 22,854
Aroostook 14,545 71.45% 5,771 28.35% 41 0.20% 20,357
Cumberland 33,190 67.74% 15,648 31.94% 157 0.32% 48,995
Franklin 4,923 76.54% 1,487 23.12% 22 0.34% 6,432
Hancock 8,140 81.84% 1,773 17.83% 33 0.33% 9,946
Kennebec 15,541 65.14% 8,226 34.48% 92 0.39% 23,859
Knox 6,660 73.35% 2,332 25.68% 88 0.97% 9,080
Lincoln 4,470 78.85% 1,181 20.83% 18 0.32% 5,669
Oxford 9,409 69.76% 4,015 29.77% 63 0.47% 13,487
Penobscot 21,750 70.25% 9,114 29.44% 96 0.31% 30,960
Piscataquis 4,792 77.78% 1,353 21.96% 16 0.26% 6,161
Sagadahoc 3,518 73.26% 1,084 22.57% 200 4.16% 4,802
Somerset 8,055 70.62% 3,251 28.50% 100 0.88% 11,406
Waldo 4,851 77.07% 1,402 22.28% 41 0.65% 6,294
Washington 8,531 73.30% 3,073 26.40% 35 0.30% 11,639
York 18,671 64.78% 10,030 34.80% 119 0.41% 28,820
Totals 178,836 68.58% 80,680 30.94% 1,245 0.48% 260,761

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1928 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1928 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 223-224 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press