Who won Maine in the 1928 presidential election?

Hoover (Republican) carried Maine in 1928, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1928?

Maine cast 6 electoral votes in the 1928 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1928?

Yes. Maine backed Herbert Hoover, who won the presidency that year.

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1928

Maine: Hoover carries 6 EV.

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

Reading the 1928 result in Maine

Maine backed Hoover (Republican) in the 1928 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. Maine ended up on the winning side — Herbert Hoover captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Maine backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1916. Maine did not move alone — neighboring New Hampshire broke the same way in 1928. 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 Roaring Twenties — Republican dominance to the Great Depression.

In the national count, Herbert Hoover took 444 of the 531 electoral votes, against Al Smith's 87. Herbert Hoover led the national popular vote with 58.21% of the ballots cast.

The 1928 national map

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