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Maine · 1852 presidential election

Maine presidential election results 1852

Franklin Pierce carried Maine by 11.03 points (9,066 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
8
Votes counted
82,182

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin PierceDemocratic41,60950.60%8
Winfield ScottWhig32,54339.60%—
John P. HaleFree Soil8,0309.80%—
Total votes82,182

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

Sources: 1852

Questions and answers

Who won Maine in 1852?

Franklin Pierce won Maine by 11.03 percentage points (9,066 votes).

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1852?

Maine cast 8 electoral votes in 1852.

How many people voted for president in Maine in 1852?

82,182 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