A presidential election was held in Maine on November 11, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Maine voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Maine by a margin of 13.35%.
With 5.69% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be James G. Birney's fifth strongest state after New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Michigan.
Results
By county County James K. PolkDemocratic Henry ClayWhig James G. BirneyLiberty Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Aroostook90768.40%39830.02%211.58%50938.39%1,326Cumberland6,36755.15%4,48338.83%6946.01%1,88416.32%11,544Franklin1,60951.36%1,13236.13%39212.51%47715.23%3,133Hancock2,60857.17%1,84940.53%1052.30%75916.64%4,562Kennebec3,53537.25%5,39356.83%5615.91%-1,858-19.58%9,489Lincoln5,35451.58%4,56643.99%4604.43%7887.59%10,380Oxford4,39565.80%1,88728.25%3975.94%2,50837.55%6,679Penobscot4,89554.74%3,34637.42%7017.84%1,54917.32%8,942Piscataquis1,13646.60%1,07444.05%2289.35%622.54%2,438Somerset2,53043.52%2,84848.99%4357.48%-318-5.47%5,813Waldo4,66168.51%1,82626.84%3164.65%2,83541.67%6,803Washington2,60552.03%2,32846.49%741.48%2775.53%5,007York5,11758.24%3,21636.60%4535.16%25,57934.31%8,786
See also United States presidential elections in Maine
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