The 1920 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maine voted for Republican nominee, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio, over the Democratic nominee, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio. Harding ran with Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, while Cox ran with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York.
Harding won Maine by a margin of 39.12%. His victory in the New England states was helped in by the local popularity of his running mate, Calvin Coolidge, a traditional New England Yankee born in the small-town of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, who had started his political career nearby as Governor of Massachusetts. Harding's 88.48% of the vote that he received in Aroostook County is the best ever performance for any candidate in any county in Maine since 1824.
Results
Results by county CountyWarren Gamaliel HardingRepublicanJames Middleton CoxDemocraticEugene Victor DebsGéoelections; Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)SocialistRobert Colvin MacauleySingle TaxMarginTotal votes castRobinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 # % # % # % # % # % Androscoggin 9,565 60.83% 5,757 36.61% 290 1.84% 112 0.71% 3,808 24.22% 15,724 Aroostook 11,191 88.48% 1,407 11.12% 36 0.28% 14 0.11% 9,784 77.36% 12,648 Cumberland 24,623 69.19% 10,484 29.46% 434 1.22% 44 0.12% 14,139 39.73% 35,585 Franklin 3,820 69.13% 1,668 30.18% 33 0.60% 5 0.09% 2,152 38.95% 5,526 Hancock 5,604 71.68% 2,154 27.55% 55 0.70% 5 0.06% 3,450 44.13% 7,818 Kennebec 12,333 68.62% 5,466 30.41% 154 0.86% 20 0.11% 6,867 38.21% 17,973 Knox 4,979 60.85% 2,971 36.31% 221 2.70% 12 0.15% 2,008 24.54% 8,183 Lincoln 3,668 73.61% 1,256 25.21% 58 1.16% 1 0.02% 2,412 48.40% 4,983 Oxford 7,301 64.59% 3,906 34.55% 89 0.79% 8 0.07% 3,395 30.04% 11,304 Penobscot 14,145 69.35% 6,110 29.95% 126 0.62% 17 0.08% 8,035 39.40% 20,398 Piscataquis 4,049 68.79% 1,788 30.38% 31 0.53% 18 0.31% 2,261 38.41% 5,886 Sagadahoc 3,857 68.36% 1,709 30.29% 73 1.29% 3 0.05% 2,148 38.07% 5,642 Somerset 6,533 68.11% 2,770 28.88% 275 2.87% 14 0.15% 3,763 39.23% 9,592 Waldo 4,383 71.52% 1,666 27.19% 73 1.19% 6 0.10% 2,717 44.33% 6,128 Washington 6,768 68.57% 2,997 30.36% 85 0.86% 20 0.20% 3,771 38.21% 9,870 York 13,536 65.77% 6,852 33.29% 177 0.86% 15 0.07% 6,684 32.48% 20,580Totals136,35568.92%58,96129.80%2,2101.12%3140.16%77,39439.12%197,840
See also United States presidential elections in Maine
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