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Maine · 1836 presidential election

Maine presidential election results 1836

Martin Van Buren carried Maine by 20.71 points (8,022 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
38,740

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Martin Van BurenDemocratic22,82558.90%10
William Henry HarrisonWhig14,80338.20%—
Hugh Lawson WhiteWhig———
Daniel WebsterWhig———
Total votes38,740

Maine gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district.

Sources: 1836

Questions and answers

Who won Maine in 1836?

Martin Van Buren won Maine by 20.71 percentage points (8,022 votes).

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1836?

Maine cast 10 electoral votes in 1836.

How many people voted for president in Maine in 1836?

38,740 votes were counted for president.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data