The 1928 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary forty-eight states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maine voted for the Republican nominee, former Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California, over the Democratic nominee, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. Hoover's running mate was Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis of Kansas, while Smith ran with Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas.
Hoover won Maine by a margin of 37.67%, making Maine his third-strongest state after Kansas and Michigan.
Results
Results by county CountyHerbert Clark Hoover RepublicanAlfred Emmanuel Smith DemocraticNorman Mattoon Thomas SocialistMarginTotal votes castRobinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 223-224 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press # % # % # % # % Androscoggin 11,790 51.59% 10,940 47.87% 124 0.54% 850 3.72% 22,854 Aroostook 14,545 71.45% 5,771 28.35% 41 0.20% 8,774 43.10% 20,357 Cumberland 33,190 67.74% 15,648 31.94% 157 0.32% 17,542 35.80% 48,995 Franklin 4,923 76.54% 1,487 23.12% 22 0.34% 3,436 53.42% 6,432 Hancock 8,140 81.84% 1,773 17.83% 33 0.33% 6,367 64.01% 9,946 Kennebec 15,541 65.14% 8,226 34.48% 92 0.39% 7,315 30.66% 23,859 Knox 6,660 73.35% 2,332 25.68% 88 0.97% 4,328 47.67% 9,080 Lincoln 4,470 78.85% 1,181 20.83% 18 0.32% 3,289 58.02% 5,669 Oxford 9,409 69.76% 4,015 29.77% 63 0.47% 5,394 39.99% 13,487 Penobscot 21,750 70.25% 9,114 29.44% 96 0.31% 12,636 40.81% 30,960 Piscataquis 4,792 77.78% 1,353 21.96% 16 0.26% 3,439 55.82% 6,161 Sagadahoc 3,518 73.26% 1,084 22.57% 200 4.16% 2,434 50.69% 4,802 Somerset 8,055 70.62% 3,251 28.50% 100 0.88% 4,804 42.12% 11,406 Waldo 4,851 77.07% 1,402 22.28% 41 0.65% 3,449 54.79% 6,294 Washington 8,531 73.30% 3,073 26.40% 35 0.30% 5,458 46.90% 11,639 York 18,671 64.78% 10,030 34.80% 119 0.41% 8,641 29.98% 28,820Totals178,83668.58%80,68030.94%1,2450.48%98,15637.64%260,761
See also United States presidential elections in Maine
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