1896 United States presidential election in Maine

The 1896 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 3, 1896 as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1896 United States presidential election in Maine

November 3, 1896
 
Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate Garret Hobart Arthur Sewall
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 80,403 34,587
Percentage 67.90% 29.21%

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

Maine voted for the Republican nominee, former governor of Ohio William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative from Nebraska William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won the state by a margin of 38.69%.

Bryan, running on a platform of free silver, appealed strongly to Western miners and farmers, but had little appeal in the Northeastern states such as Maine.

With 67.90% of the popular vote, Maine would be McKinley's fifth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Massachusetts, neighboring New Hampshire and Rhode Island.[1]

Results

1896 United States presidential election in Maine[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican William McKinley of Ohio Garret Hobart of New Jersey 80,403 67.90% 6 100.00%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska Arthur Sewall of Maine 34,587 29.21% 0 0.00%
National Democratic John McAuley Palmer of Illinois Simon Bolivar Buckner of Kentucky 1,867 1.58% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Joshua Levering of Maryland Hale Johnson of Illinois 1,562 1.32% 0 0.00%
Total 118,419 100.00% 6 100.00%

Results by county

County McKinley# McKinley% Bryan# Bryan% Others# Others% Total votes cast[3]
Androscoggin 5,548 66.61% 2,513 30.17% 268 3.22% 8,329
Aroostook 4,816 74.41% 1,383 21.37% 273 4.22% 6,472
Cumberland 11,017 65.32% 5,175 30.68% 674 4.00% 16,866
Franklin 2,578 72.60% 886 24.95% 87 2.45% 3,551
Hancock 4,306 68.69% 1,795 28.63% 168 2.68% 6,269
Kennebec 7,889 71.70% 2,817 25.60% 297 2.70% 11,003
Knox 3,286 61.72% 1,900 35.69% 138 2.59% 5,324
Lincoln 2,596 66.46% 1,211 31.00% 99 2.53% 3,906
Oxford 4,779 71.52% 1,677 25.10% 226 3.38% 6,682
Penobscot 8,414 66.42% 4,031 31.82% 223 1.76% 12,668
Piscataquis 2,342 70.37% 904 27.16% 82 2.46% 3,328
Sagadahoc 2,725 71.60% 957 25.14% 124 3.26% 3,806
Somerset 4,695 68.12% 2,018 29.28% 179 2.60% 6,892
Waldo 3,253 61.68% 1,939 36.77% 82 1.55% 5,274
Washington 4,627 68.93% 1,925 28.68% 161 2.40% 6,713
York 7,532 66.44% 3,456 30.49% 348 3.07% 11,336
Totals80,40367.90%34,58729.21%3,4292.90%118,419
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See also

References

  1. "1896 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. "1896 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 ISBN 9780804716963
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