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Apresidential election was held inMaine on November 11, 1844 as part of the1844 United States presidential election.[1] Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Maine voted for theDemocratic candidate,James K. Polk, overWhig candidateHenry Clay. Polk won Maine by a margin of 13.35%.
With 5.69% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to beJames G. Birney's fifth strongest state afterNew Hampshire,Massachusetts,Vermont andMichigan.[2]
| 1844 United States presidential election in Maine[3] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | James K. Polk ofTennessee | George M. Dallas ofPennsylvania | 45,719 | 53.83% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Henry Clay ofKentucky | Theodore Frelinghuysen ofNew York | 34,378 | 40.48% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Liberty | James G. Birney ofMichigan | Thomas Morris ofOhio | 4,836 | 5.69% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 84,933 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% | ||||
| County[4][a] | James K. Polk Democratic | Henry Clay Whig | James G. Birney Liberty | Margin | Total | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Aroostook | 907 | 68.40% | 398 | 30.02% | 21 | 1.58% | 509 | 38.39% | 1,326 |
| Cumberland | 6,367 | 55.15% | 4,483 | 38.83% | 694 | 6.01% | 1,884 | 16.32% | 11,544 |
| Franklin | 1,609 | 51.36% | 1,132 | 36.13% | 392 | 12.51% | 477 | 15.23% | 3,133 |
| Hancock | 2,608 | 57.17% | 1,849 | 40.53% | 105 | 2.30% | 759 | 16.64% | 4,562 |
| Kennebec | 3,535 | 37.25% | 5,393 | 56.83% | 561 | 5.91% | -1,858 | -19.58% | 9,489 |
| Lincoln | 5,354 | 51.58% | 4,566 | 43.99% | 460 | 4.43% | 788 | 7.59% | 10,380 |
| Oxford | 4,395 | 65.80% | 1,887 | 28.25% | 397 | 5.94% | 2,508 | 37.55% | 6,679 |
| Penobscot | 4,895 | 54.74% | 3,346 | 37.42% | 701 | 7.84% | 1,549 | 17.32% | 8,942 |
| Piscataquis | 1,136 | 46.60% | 1,074 | 44.05% | 228 | 9.35% | 62 | 2.54% | 2,438 |
| Somerset | 2,530 | 43.52% | 2,848 | 48.99% | 435 | 7.48% | -318 | -5.47% | 5,813 |
| Waldo | 4,661 | 68.51% | 1,826 | 26.84% | 316 | 4.65% | 2,835 | 41.67% | 6,803 |
| Washington | 2,605 | 52.03% | 2,328 | 46.49% | 74 | 1.48% | 277 | 5.53% | 5,007 |
| York | 5,117 | 58.24% | 3,216 | 36.60% | 453 | 5.16% | 25,579 | 34.31% | 8,786 |
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