Who won Maine in the 1984 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried Maine in 1984, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1984?

Maine cast 4 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1984?

Yes. Maine backed Ronald Reagan, who won the presidency that year.

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1984

Maine: Reagan carries 4 EV.

Maine cast its 4 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — Maine voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maine, 1984

In 1984, Maine awarded its 4 electoral votes to Reagan of the Republican party. Maine ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Maine backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1972. Maine did not move alone — neighboring New Hampshire broke the same way in 1984. 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 Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Ronald Reagan took 525 of the 538 electoral votes, against Walter Mondale's 13. Ronald Reagan led the national popular vote with 58.77% of the ballots cast.

The 1984 national map

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