Maine · 1876 presidential election
Maine presidential election results 1876
Rutherford B. Hayes carried Maine by 14.00 points (16,383 votes), winning 7 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 7
- Votes counted
- 117,045
- ME result
- R+14.0
- Compared with the nation
- 17.0 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1872
- 21.7 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford B. Hayes | Republican | 66,300 | 56.60% | 7 | |
| Samuel Tilden | Democratic | 49,917 | 42.60% | — | |
| Total votes | 117,045 | ||||
Maine gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district.
Sources: 1876
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Questions and answers
Who won Maine in 1876?
Rutherford B. Hayes won Maine by 14.00 percentage points (16,383 votes).
How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1876?
Maine cast 7 electoral votes in 1876.
How many people voted for president in Maine in 1876?
117,045 votes were counted for president.
How did Maine change from 1872 to 1876?
The margin moved 21.7 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 35.7 points to Republican by 14.0 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data