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.
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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] | ||||||||
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| 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 |
| Totals | 80,403 | 67.90% | 34,587 | 29.21% | 3,429 | 2.90% | 118,419 |
References
- "1896 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "1896 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 ISBN 9780804716963
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