Who won Maine in the 1888 presidential election?

Harrison (Republican) carried Maine in 1888, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1888?

Maine cast 6 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1888?

Yes. Maine backed Benjamin Harrison, who won the presidency that year.

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1888

Maine: Harrison carries 6 EV.

Maine cast its 6 electoral votes for Harrison (Republican). National winner: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) — Maine voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maine, 1888

In 1888, Maine awarded its 6 electoral votes to Harrison of the Republican party. That placed Maine with the eventual winner: Benjamin Harrison went on to take the presidency, and Maine was part of his column.

Maine stayed in the Republican column for the 9th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1856. Maine did not move alone — neighboring New Hampshire broke the same way in 1888. Over its 52 recorded presidential cycles, Maine has backed the Republican party more than any other — 29 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

Nationally, Benjamin Harrison finished with 233 of the 401 electoral votes to Grover Cleveland's 168. Though Benjamin Harrison won the Electoral College, Grover Cleveland drew more of the national popular vote — 48.63% to 47.8%.

The 1888 national map

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