See main article: 1892 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1892 United States presidential election in Maine |
Country: | Maine |
Flag Image: | Flag of the United States (1877–1890).svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1888 United States presidential election in Maine |
Previous Year: | 1888 |
Next Election: | 1896 United States presidential election in Maine |
Next Year: | 1896 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1892 |
Image1: | Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg |
Nominee1: | Benjamin Harrison |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State1: | Indiana |
Running Mate1: | Whitelaw Reid |
Electoral Vote1: | 6 |
Popular Vote1: | 62,936 |
Percentage1: | 54.05% |
Nominee2: | Grover Cleveland |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New York |
Running Mate2: | Adlai Stevenson I |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 48,049 |
Percentage2: | 41.26% |
Map Size: | 300px |
President | |
Before Election: | Benjamin Harrison |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Grover Cleveland |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1892 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maine voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent president Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former president Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term. Harrison won the state by a margin of 12.79%.
With 54.05% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Harrison's second strongest victory in terms of percentage of the popular vote after Vermont.[1]
County | Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican | Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic | John Bidwell[3] Prohibition | James Baird Weaver[4] People's | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
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% | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Androscoggin | 4,326 | 52.47% | 3,452 | 41.87% | 200 | 2.43% | 266 | 3.23% | 874 | 10.60% | 8,244 | ||||||||||||
Aroostook | 2,893 | 54.18% | 1,917 | 35.90% | 505 | 9.46% | 25 | 0.47% | 976 | 18.28% | 5,340 | ||||||||||||
Cumberland | 9,165 | 51.85% | 8,050 | 45.54% | 370 | 2.09% | 92 | 0.52% | 1,115 | 6.31% | 17,677 | ||||||||||||
Franklin | 1,964 | 55.50% | 1,456 | 41.14% | 83 | 2.35% | 36 | 1.02% | 508 | 14.35% | 3,539 | ||||||||||||
Hancock | 3,330 | 53.65% | 2,654 | 42.76% | 81 | 1.30% | 142 | 2.29% | 676 | 10.89% | 6,207 | ||||||||||||
Kennebec | 6,165 | 57.27% | 4,094 | 38.03% | 289 | 2.68% | 217 | 2.02% | 2,071 | 19.24% | 10,765 | ||||||||||||
Knox | 2,321 | 46.23% | 2,136 | 42.54% | 92 | 1.83% | 472 | 9.40% | 185 | 3.68% | 5,021 | ||||||||||||
Lincoln | 2,018 | 53.44% | 1,585 | 41.98% | 101 | 2.67% | 72 | 1.91% | 433 | 11.47% | 3,776 | ||||||||||||
Oxford | 3,520 | 56.12% | 2,491 | 39.72% | 149 | 2.38% | 112 | 1.79% | 1,029 | 16.41% | 6,272 | ||||||||||||
Penobscot | 6,571 | 55.78% | 4,516 | 38.33% | 358 | 3.04% | 336 | 2.85% | 2,055 | 17.44% | 11,781 | ||||||||||||
Piscataquis | 1,909 | 58.02% | 1,249 | 37.96% | 96 | 2.92% | 36 | 1.09% | 660 | 20.06% | 3,290 | ||||||||||||
Sagadahoc | 2,265 | 61.27% | 1,278 | 34.57% | 96 | 2.60% | 58 | 1.57% | 987 | 26.70% | 3,697 | ||||||||||||
Somerset | 3,777 | 54.60% | 2,872 | 41.51% | 152 | 2.20% | 117 | 1.69% | 905 | 13.08% | 6,918 | ||||||||||||
Waldo | 2,503 | 50.89% | 2,151 | 43.74% | 55 | 1.12% | 209 | 4.25% | 352 | 7.16% | 4,918 | ||||||||||||
Washington | 3,817 | 54.79% | 2,906 | 41.71% | 174 | 2.50% | 70 | 1.00% | 911 | 13.08% | 6,967 | ||||||||||||
York | 6,387 | 53.20% | 5,237 | 43.62% | 261 | 2.17% | 121 | 1.01% | 1,150 | 9.58% | 12,006 | ||||||||||||
Totals | 62,931 | 54.06% | 48,044 | 41.27% | 3,062 | 2.63% | 2,381 | 2.05% | 14,887 | 12.79% | 116,418 |