1928 United States presidential election in Maine

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1928 United States presidential election in Maine
Flag of Maine.svg
  1924 November 6, 1928 1932  
  Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg Unsuccessful 1928.jpg
Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California New York
Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph Taylor Robinson
Electoral vote60
Popular vote179,92381,179
Percentage68.63%30.96%

Maine Presidential Election Results 1928.svg
County Results
Hoover
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%

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.

Contents

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

1928 United States presidential election in Maine [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Herbert Hoover of California Charles Curtis of Kansas 179,92368.63%6100.00%
Democratic Al Smith of New York Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas 81,17930.96%00.00%
Socialist Norman Thomas of New York James Hudson Maurer of Pennsylvania 1,0680.40%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers10.01%00.00%
Total262,171100.00%6100.00%

Results by county

CountyHerbert Clark Hoover

Republican

Alfred Emmanuel Smith

Democratic

Norman Mattoon Thomas

Socialist

Total votes cast [3]
# %# %# %
Androscoggin 11,79051.59%10,94047.87%1240.54%22,854
Aroostook 14,54571.45%5,77128.35%410.20%20,357
Cumberland 33,19067.74%15,64831.94%1570.32%48,995
Franklin 4,92376.54%1,48723.12%220.34%6,432
Hancock 8,14081.84%1,77317.83%330.33%9,946
Kennebec 15,54165.14%8,22634.48%920.39%23,859
Knox 6,66073.35%2,33225.68%880.97%9,080
Lincoln 4,47078.85%1,18120.83%180.32%5,669
Oxford 9,40969.76%4,01529.77%630.47%13,487
Penobscot 21,75070.25%9,11429.44%960.31%30,960
Piscataquis 4,79277.78%1,35321.96%160.26%6,161
Sagadahoc 3,51873.26%1,08422.57%2004.16%4,802
Somerset 8,05570.62%3,25128.50%1000.88%11,406
Waldo 4,85177.07%1,40222.28%410.65%6,294
Washington 8,53173.30%3,07326.40%350.30%11,639
York 18,67164.78%10,03034.80%1190.41%28,820
Totals178,83668.58%80,68030.94%1,2450.48%260,761

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References

  1. "1928 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. "1928 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 223-224 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press