1828 United States presidential election in Maine

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1828 United States presidential election in Maine
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  1824 October 31 – December 2, 1828 1832  
  John Quincy Adams by Charles Osgood.jpg Andrew Jackson.jpg
Nominee John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
Party National Republican Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Tennessee
Running mate Richard Rush John C. Calhoun
Electoral vote81
Popular vote20,77313,927
Percentage59.71%40.03%

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County Results

President before election

John Quincy Adams
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

The 1828 United States presidential election in Maine took place between October 31 and December 2, 1828, as part of the 1828 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for the president and vice president.

Contents

Maine voted for the National Republican candidate, John Quincy Adams, over the Democratic candidate, Andrew Jackson. Adams won Maine by a margin of 19.68%. Adams received eight electoral votes and Jackson received one.

With 59.71% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Adams' fifth strongest state in the 1828 election after Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and Connecticut. [1]

This was the only time prior to the 2016 election (when Republican nominee Donald Trump received one of the state's four votes) that an electoral vote split occurred in Maine. This also the last time until 2020 where the candidate who win of election and the national popular at the same time didn't receive all Maine electoral votes.

Results

1828 United States presidential election in Maine [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
National Republican John Quincy Adams (incumbent)20,77359.71%8
Democratic Andrew Jackson 13,92740.03%1
N/AOther890.26%0
Totals34,789100.0%9

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References

  1. "1828 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. "1828 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved February 28, 2013.