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The1848 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Maine voted for theDemocratic candidate,Lewis Cass, overWhig candidateZachary Taylor andFree Soil candidateMartin Van Buren. Cass won Maine by a margin of 5.62% over Taylor. This was the last time until1968 that Maine would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election.
| 1848 United States presidential election in Maine[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Lewis Cass ofMichigan | William O. Butler ofKentucky | 40,195 | 45.87% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Zachary Taylor ofLouisiana | Millard Fillmore ofNew York | 35,273 | 40.25% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Free Soil | Martin Van Buren ofNew York | Charles F. Adams, Sr. ofMassachusetts | 12,157 | 13.87% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 87,625 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% | ||||
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