1928 United States presidential election in Maine explained

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Election Name:1928 United States presidential election in Maine
Country:Maine
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1924 United States presidential election in Maine
Previous Year:1924
Next Election:1932 United States presidential election in Maine
Next Year:1932
Election Date:November 6, 1928
Image1:Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg
Nominee1:Herbert Hoover
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:California
Running Mate1:Charles Curtis
Electoral Vote1:6
Popular Vote1:179,923
Percentage1:68.63%
Nominee2:Al Smith
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:New York
Running Mate2:Joseph Taylor Robinson
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:81,179
Percentage2:30.96%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Calvin Coolidge
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Herbert Hoover
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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

Results by county

CountyHerbert Clark HooverRepublicanAlfred Emmanuel SmithDemocraticNorman Mattoon ThomasSocialistTotal votes cast[2]
%%%
Androscoggin11,79051.59%10,94047.87%1240.54%22,854
Aroostook14,54571.45%5,77128.35%410.20%20,357
Cumberland33,19067.74%15,64831.94%1570.32%48,995
Franklin4,92376.54%1,48723.12%220.34%6,432
Hancock8,14081.84%1,77317.83%330.33%9,946
Kennebec15,54165.14%8,22634.48%920.39%23,859
Knox6,66073.35%2,33225.68%880.97%9,080
Lincoln4,47078.85%1,18120.83%180.32%5,669
Oxford9,40969.76%4,01529.77%630.47%13,487
Penobscot21,75070.25%9,11429.44%960.31%30,960
Piscataquis4,79277.78%1,35321.96%160.26%6,161
Sagadahoc3,51873.26%1,08422.57%2004.16%4,802
Somerset8,05570.62%3,25128.50%1000.88%11,406
Waldo4,85177.07%1,40222.28%410.65%6,294
Washington8,53173.30%3,07326.40%350.30%11,639
York18,67164.78%10,03034.80%1190.41%28,820
Totals178,83668.58%80,68030.94%1,2450.48%260,761

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1928 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
  2. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 223-224 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press