Who won Maine in the 1872 presidential election?

Grant (Republican) carried Maine in 1872, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1872?

Maine cast 7 electoral votes in the 1872 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1872?

Yes. Maine backed Ulysses S. Grant, who won the presidency that year.

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Maine: Grant carries 7 EV.

Maine cast its 7 electoral votes for Grant (Republican). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Maine voted with the national winner this cycle.

Maine in 1872

The 1872 contest saw Maine line up behind Grant, delivering 7 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Maine ended up on the winning side — Ulysses S. Grant captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Maine backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Maine did not move alone — neighboring New Hampshire broke the same way in 1872. Across the 52 presidential elections Maine has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (29 times). The vote fell within the Reconstruction — Republican rule and contested returns.

In the national count, Ulysses S. Grant took 286 of the 352 electoral votes, against Thomas A. Hendricks's 42. Ulysses S. Grant led the national popular vote with 55.58% of the ballots cast.

The 1872 national map

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