1848 United States presidential election in Maine

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The 1848 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1848 United States presidential election in Maine

November 7, 1848

Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Home state Michigan Louisiana New York Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore Charles F. Adams Electoral vote 9 0 0 Popular vote 40,195 35,273 12,157 Percentage 45.87% 40.25% 13.87%

County Results Cass   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Taylor   40-50%   50-60%

President before election James K. Polk Democratic Elected President Zachary Taylor Whig

Maine voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. Cass won Maine by a margin of 5.62% over Taylor. This was the last time until 1968 that Maine would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in Maine
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	40,195	45.87%	9	100.00%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	35,273	40.25%	0	0.00%
	Free Soil	Martin Van Buren of New York	Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts	12,157	13.87%	0	0.00%
Total				87,625	100.00%	9	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maine