Who won Maine in the 1908 presidential election?

Taft (Republican) carried Maine in 1908, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1908?

Maine cast 6 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1908?

Yes. Maine backed William Howard Taft, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraME · 6 EV

1908

Maine: Taft carries 6 EV.

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

Maine in 1908

The 1908 contest saw Maine line up behind Taft, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Maine ended up on the winning side — William Howard Taft captured the White House that year.

It marked the 14th 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 1908. 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 Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, William Howard Taft took 321 of the 483 electoral votes, against William Jennings Bryan's 162. William Howard Taft led the national popular vote with 51.57% of the ballots cast.

The 1908 national map

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