Who won Maine in the 1936 presidential election?

Landon (Republican) carried Maine in 1936, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1936?

Maine cast 5 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1936?

No. Maine backed Landon, while Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidency nationally.

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1936

Maine: Landon carries 5 EV.

Maine cast its 5 electoral votes for Landon (Republican). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Maine voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maine, 1936

In 1936, Maine awarded its 5 electoral votes to Landon of the Republican party. The presidency went elsewhere: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won nationally, while Maine had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Maine away from the Democratic it had supported in 1932. It stood apart from its neighbors: New Hampshire went the other way that year. 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 New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Franklin D. Roosevelt finished with 523 of the 531 electoral votes to Alf Landon's 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 60.8% of the ballots cast.

The 1936 national map

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