1892 United States presidential election in Maine

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1892 United States presidential election in Maine
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  1888 November 8, 1892 1896  
  Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg StephenGroverCleveland.jpg
Nominee Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Whitelaw Reid Adlai Stevenson I
Electoral vote60
Popular vote62,93648,049
Percentage54.05%41.26%

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County Results
Harrison
  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%

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.

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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]

Results

1892 United States presidential election in Maine [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Whitelaw Reid of New York 62,93654.05%6100.00%
Democratic Grover Cleveland of New York (incumbent) Adlai Ewing Stevenson I of Illinois 48,04941.26%00.00%
Prohibition John Bidwell of California James Cranfill of Texas 3,0662.63%00.00%
Populist James Baird Weaver of Iowa James Gaven Field of Virginia 2,3962.05%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers40.01%00.00%
Total116,451100.00%6100.00%

Results by county

CountyBenjamin Harrison [3]
Republican
Stephen Grover Cleveland [3]
Democratic
John Bidwell [4]
Prohibition
James Baird Weaver [5]
People's
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Androscoggin 4,32652.47%3,45241.87%2002.43%2663.23%87410.60%8,244
Aroostook 2,89354.18%1,91735.90%5059.46%250.47%97618.28%5,340
Cumberland 9,16551.85%8,05045.54%3702.09%920.52%1,1156.31%17,677
Franklin 1,96455.50%1,45641.14%832.35%361.02%50814.35%3,539
Hancock 3,33053.65%2,65442.76%811.30%1422.29%67610.89%6,207
Kennebec 6,16557.27%4,09438.03%2892.68%2172.02%2,07119.24%10,765
Knox 2,32146.23%2,13642.54%921.83%4729.40%1853.68%5,021
Lincoln 2,01853.44%1,58541.98%1012.67%721.91%43311.47%3,776
Oxford 3,52056.12%2,49139.72%1492.38%1121.79%1,02916.41%6,272
Penobscot 6,57155.78%4,51638.33%3583.04%3362.85%2,05517.44%11,781
Piscataquis 1,90958.02%1,24937.96%962.92%361.09%66020.06%3,290
Sagadahoc 2,26561.27%1,27834.57%962.60%581.57%98726.70%3,697
Somerset 3,77754.60%2,87241.51%1522.20%1171.69%90513.08%6,918
Waldo 2,50350.89%2,15143.74%551.12%2094.25%3527.16%4,918
Washington 3,81754.79%2,90641.71%1742.50%701.00%91113.08%6,967
York 6,38753.20%5,23743.62%2612.17%1211.01%1,1509.58%12,006
Totals62,93154.06%48,04441.27%3,0622.63%2,3812.05%14,88712.79%116,418

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References

  1. "1892 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. "1892 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Géoelections; presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
  4. Géoelections; Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)
  5. Géoelections; Popular Vote for John Bidwell (.xlsx file for €15)