1848 United States presidential election in Maine

Election in Maine

1848 United States presidential election in Maine

← 1844 November 7, 1848 1852 →
 
Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Home state Michigan Louisiana New York
Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore Charles F. Adams
Electoral vote 9 0 0
Popular vote 40,195 35,273 12,157
Percentage 45.87% 40.25% 13.87%

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

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The 1848 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Maine voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. Cass won Maine by a margin of 5.62% over Taylor. This was the last time until 1968 that Maine would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in Maine[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 40,195 45.87% 9 100.00%
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 35,273 40.25% 0 0.00%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts 12,157 13.87% 0 0.00%
Total 87,625 100.00% 9 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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