1920 United States presidential election in Maine
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The 1920 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maine voted for Republican nominee, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio, over the Democratic nominee, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio. Harding ran with Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, while Cox ran with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York.
Harding won Maine by a margin of 39.12%. His victory in the New England states was helped in by the local popularity of his running mate, Calvin Coolidge, a traditional New England Yankee born in the small-town of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, who had started his political career nearby as Governor of Massachusetts. Harding's 88.48% of the vote that he received in Aroostook County is the best ever performance for any candidate in any county in Maine.
Results
[edit]1920 United States presidential election in Maine[1] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Warren Gamaliel Harding of Ohio | Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts | 136,355 | 68.92% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | James Middleton Cox of Ohio | Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York | 58,961 | 29.80% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Socialist | Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana | Seymour Stedman of Illinois | 2,214 | 1.12% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Single Tax | Robert Colvin Macauley | Richard C. Barnum | 310 | 0.16% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 197,840 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% |
Results by county
[edit]County | Warren Gamaliel Harding Republican |
James Middleton Cox Democratic |
Eugene Victor Debs[2] Socialist |
Robert Colvin Macauley Single Tax |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Androscoggin | 9,565 | 60.83% | 5,757 | 36.61% | 290 | 1.84% | 112 | 0.71% | 3,808 | 24.22% | 15,724 |
Aroostook | 11,191 | 88.48% | 1,407 | 11.12% | 36 | 0.28% | 14 | 0.11% | 9,784 | 77.36% | 12,648 |
Cumberland | 24,623 | 69.19% | 10,484 | 29.46% | 434 | 1.22% | 44 | 0.12% | 14,139 | 39.73% | 35,585 |
Franklin | 3,820 | 69.13% | 1,668 | 30.18% | 33 | 0.60% | 5 | 0.09% | 2,152 | 38.95% | 5,526 |
Hancock | 5,604 | 71.68% | 2,154 | 27.55% | 55 | 0.70% | 5 | 0.06% | 3,450 | 44.13% | 7,818 |
Kennebec | 12,333 | 68.62% | 5,466 | 30.41% | 154 | 0.86% | 20 | 0.11% | 6,867 | 38.21% | 17,973 |
Knox | 4,979 | 60.85% | 2,971 | 36.31% | 221 | 2.70% | 12 | 0.15% | 2,008 | 24.54% | 8,183 |
Lincoln | 3,668 | 73.61% | 1,256 | 25.21% | 58 | 1.16% | 1 | 0.02% | 2,412 | 48.40% | 4,983 |
Oxford | 7,301 | 64.59% | 3,906 | 34.55% | 89 | 0.79% | 8 | 0.07% | 3,395 | 30.04% | 11,304 |
Penobscot | 14,145 | 69.35% | 6,110 | 29.95% | 126 | 0.62% | 17 | 0.08% | 8,035 | 39.40% | 20,398 |
Piscataquis | 4,049 | 68.79% | 1,788 | 30.38% | 31 | 0.53% | 18 | 0.31% | 2,261 | 38.41% | 5,886 |
Sagadahoc | 3,857 | 68.36% | 1,709 | 30.29% | 73 | 1.29% | 3 | 0.05% | 2,148 | 38.07% | 5,642 |
Somerset | 6,533 | 68.11% | 2,770 | 28.88% | 275 | 2.87% | 14 | 0.15% | 3,763 | 39.23% | 9,592 |
Waldo | 4,383 | 71.52% | 1,666 | 27.19% | 73 | 1.19% | 6 | 0.10% | 2,717 | 44.33% | 6,128 |
Washington | 6,768 | 68.57% | 2,997 | 30.36% | 85 | 0.86% | 20 | 0.20% | 3,771 | 38.21% | 9,870 |
York | 13,536 | 65.77% | 6,852 | 33.29% | 177 | 0.86% | 15 | 0.07% | 6,684 | 32.48% | 20,580 |
Totals | 136,355 | 68.92% | 58,961 | 29.80% | 2,210 | 1.12% | 314 | 0.16% | 77,394 | 39.12% | 197,840 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1920 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ Géoelections; Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 ISBN 9780804716963