1928 United States presidential election in Maine

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.

1928 United States presidential election in Maine

November 6, 1928

Nominee Herbert Hoover Al Smith Party Republican Democratic Home state California New York Running mate Charles Curtis Joseph Taylor Robinson Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 179,923 81,179 Percentage 68.63% 30.96%

County Results Hoover   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%

President before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected President Herbert Hoover Republican

Maine voted for the Republican nominee, 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]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Herbert Hoover of California	Charles Curtis of Kansas	179,923	68.63%	6	100.00%
	Democratic	Al Smith of New York	Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas	81,179	30.96%	0	0.00%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas of New York	James Hudson Maurer of Pennsylvania	1,068	0.40%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	1	0.01%	0	0.00%
Total				262,171	100.00%	6	100.00%

Results by county

County	Herbert Clark Hoover Republican		Alfred Emmanuel Smith Democratic		Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist		Total votes cast[3]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Androscoggin	11,790	51.59%	10,940	47.87%	124	0.54%	22,854
Aroostook	14,545	71.45%	5,771	28.35%	41	0.20%	20,357
Cumberland	33,190	67.74%	15,648	31.94%	157	0.32%	48,995
Franklin	4,923	76.54%	1,487	23.12%	22	0.34%	6,432
Hancock	8,140	81.84%	1,773	17.83%	33	0.33%	9,946
Kennebec	15,541	65.14%	8,226	34.48%	92	0.39%	23,859
Knox	6,660	73.35%	2,332	25.68%	88	0.97%	9,080
Lincoln	4,470	78.85%	1,181	20.83%	18	0.32%	5,669
Oxford	9,409	69.76%	4,015	29.77%	63	0.47%	13,487
Penobscot	21,750	70.25%	9,114	29.44%	96	0.31%	30,960
Piscataquis	4,792	77.78%	1,353	21.96%	16	0.26%	6,161
Sagadahoc	3,518	73.26%	1,084	22.57%	200	4.16%	4,802
Somerset	8,055	70.62%	3,251	28.50%	100	0.88%	11,406
Waldo	4,851	77.07%	1,402	22.28%	41	0.65%	6,294
Washington	8,531	73.30%	3,073	26.40%	35	0.30%	11,639
York	18,671	64.78%	10,030	34.80%	119	0.41%	28,820
Totals	178,836	68.58%	80,680	30.94%	1,245	0.48%	260,761

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maine

References

1. "1928 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
2. "1928 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 223-224 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press