Who won Maine in the 1916 presidential election?

Hughes (Republican) carried Maine in 1916, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1916?

Maine cast 6 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1916?

No. Maine backed Hughes, while Woodrow Wilson won the presidency nationally.

Progressive EraME · 6 EV

1916

Maine: Hughes carries 6 EV.

Maine cast its 6 electoral votes for Hughes (Republican). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Maine voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1916 result in Maine

Maine backed Hughes (Republican) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) won nationally, while Maine had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Maine away from the Democratic it had supported in 1912. Maine did not move alone — neighboring New Hampshire broke the same way in 1916. 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 Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

Nationally, Woodrow Wilson finished with 277 of the 531 electoral votes to Charles Evans Hughes's 254. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 49.24% of the ballots cast.

The 1916 national map

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