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Maine · 1908 presidential election

Maine presidential election results 1908

William Howard Taft carried Maine by 29.70 points (31,584 votes), winning 6 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
6
Votes counted
106,335
ME result
R+29.7
Compared with the nation
21.1 pts more Republican
Swing since 1904
8.6 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
William Howard TaftRepublican66,98763.00%6
William Jennings BryanDemocratic35,40333.30%—
Total votes106,335

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

Sources: 1908

Questions and answers

Who won Maine in 1908?

William Howard Taft won Maine by 29.70 percentage points (31,584 votes).

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1908?

Maine cast 6 electoral votes in 1908.

How many people voted for president in Maine in 1908?

106,335 votes were counted for president.

How did Maine change from 1904 to 1908?

The margin moved 8.6 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 38.3 points to Republican by 29.7 points.

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