1952 United States presidential election in Maine explained

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Election Name:	1952 United States presidential election in Maine
Country:	Maine
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1948 United States presidential election in Maine
Previous Year:	1948
Next Election:	1956 United States presidential election in Maine
Next Year:	1956
Election Date:	November 4, 1952
Image1:	Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg
Nominee1:	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York^[1]
Running Mate1:	Richard Nixon
Electoral Vote1:	5
Popular Vote1:	232,353
Percentage1:	66.05%
Nominee2:	Adlai Stevenson
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Illinois
Running Mate2:	John Sparkman
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	118,806
Percentage2:	33.77%
Map Size:	350px
President
Before Election:	Harry S. Truman
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Dwight Eisenhower
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1952 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Eisenhower ran with Senator Richard Nixon of California, while Stevenson's running mate was Senator John Sparkman of Alabama.

Eisenhower won Maine by a margin of 32.28%.

Results

Results by county

County^[2]	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Vincent Hallinan Progressive		Eric Hass Socialist Labor		Darlington Hoopes Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Androscoggin		18,049		50.59%		17,560		49.22%		34		0.10%		23		0.06%		10		0.03%		489		1.37%		35,676
	Aroostook		16,851		68.85%		7,561		30.89%		28		0.11%		16		0.07%		19		0.08%		9,290		37.96%		24,476
	Cumberland		46,957		69.16%		20,831		30.68%		57		0.08%		25		0.04%		28		0.04%		26,126		38.48%		67,898
	Franklin		5,885		73.23%		2,137		26.59%		10		0.12%		4		0.05%		0		0.00%		3,748		46.64%		8,036
	Hancock		10,596		83.21%		2,111		16.58%		18		0.14%		7		0.05%		2		0.02%		8,485		66.63%		12,734
	Kennebec		21,207		63.59%		12,113		36.32%		10		0.03%		14		0.04%		7		0.02%		9,094		27.27%		33,351
	Knox		8,793		78.32%		2,414		21.50%		11		0.10%		4		0.04%		5		0.04%		6,379		56.82%		11,227
	Lincoln		6,766		83.80%		1,299		16.09%		6		0.07%		1		0.01%		2		0.02%		5,467		67.71%		8,074
	Oxford		11,575		66.62%		5,757		33.13%		28		0.16%		5		0.03%		10		0.06%		5,818		33.49%		17,375
	Penobscot		24,614		68.59%		11,222		31.27%		22		0.06%		12		0.03%		15		0.04%		13,392		37.32%		35,885
	Piscataquis		4,652		67.20%		2,261		32.66%		9		0.13%		1		0.01%		0		0.00%		2,391		34.54%		6,923
	Sagadahoc		5,799		66.90%		2,850		32.88%		10		0.12%		5		0.06%		4		0.05%		2,949		34.02%		8,668
	Somerset		9,805		66.93%		4,815		32.87%		18		0.12%		4		0.03%		7		0.05%		4,990		34.06%		14,649
	Waldo		6,363		80.29%		1,545		19.50%		9		0.11%		6		0.08%		2		0.03%		4,818		60.79%		7,925
	Washington		7,396		65.89%		3,806		33.91%		10		0.09%		8		0.07%		5		0.04%		3,590		31.98%		11,225
	York		27,045		56.74%		20,524		43.06%		52		0.11%		22		0.05%		21		0.04%		6,521		13.68%		47,664
Totals	232,353	66.05%	118,806	33.77%	332	0.09%	156	0.04%	138	0.04%	113,547	32.28%	351,786

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maine

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. presidential election, 1952 . Facts on File . October 24, 2013 . Eisenhower, born in Texas, considered a resident of New York, and headquartered at the time in Paris, finally decided to run for the Republican nomination . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195323/http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=EAPPE0334&SID=2&DatabaseName=American+History+Online&InputText=%22presidential+election+1952%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=U.S.+presidential+election%2C+1952&TabRecordType=Subject+Entry&BioCountPass=0&SubCountPass=1&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=1&AmericanData=Set . October 29, 2013 . dead .
2. Our Campaigns; ME US President Race, November 04, 1952