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Maine

New England · in the Union from 1822 · 10 electoral votes · 639,955 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Maine · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501824: left bloc 43.8%1828: left bloc 41.6%1832: left bloc 55.5%1836: left bloc 50.4%1840: left bloc 50.3%1844: left bloc 48.8%1848: left bloc 49.5%1852: left bloc 43.6%1856: left bloc 54.1%1860: left bloc 55.8%1864: left bloc 56.9%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Maine · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Maine · party control161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteNatLibNatPopDem1816 · President Outside the Union1818 · President Outside the Union1820 · President Outside the Union1822 · President No race1824 · President Francis S. Key · Nat — 56.2% Henry Clay · Adm — 43.8%1826 · President National — held — no race1828 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 58.4% Andrew Jackson · Rad — 41.6%1830 · President National — held — no race1832 · President DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 55.5% Alexander Macomb · Nat — 44.5%1834 · President Radical — held — no race1836 · President Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 50.4% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 49.6%1838 · President Liberal — held — no race1840 · President Sam Houston · Lib — 50.3% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 49.7%1842 · President Liberal — held — no race1844 · President Daniel Webster · Nat — 51.2% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 48.8% James Buchanan · UC — 0.0%1846 · President National — held — no race1848 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 50.5% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 49.5%1850 · President National — held — no race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 56.4% Samuel Houston · Lib — 43.6%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President James A. Pearce · PopDem — 51.1% John Motley Morehead · Nat — 45.9% Preston Brooks · Lib — 3.0%1858 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1860 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 55.8% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 43.3% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 0.9%1862 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 56.9% Robert E. Lee · Nat — 43.1%1866 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · President Popular Democratic — held — no raceGovernorToryNatNatPopDem1816 · Governor Outside the Union1818 · Governor Outside the Union1820 · Governor Outside the Union1822 · Governor Tory · Tory — 38.9% National · Nat — 37.8% Admissionist · Adm — 18.2% Republican · Rep — 5.1%1824 · Governor Tory — held — no race1826 · Governor Tory — held — no race1828 · Governor Tory — held — no race1830 · Governor National · Nat — 37.3% Radical · Rad — 30.8% Tory · Tory — 28.5% Whig · Whig — 3.4%1832 · Governor National — held — no race1834 · Governor National · Nat — 49.8% Tory · Tory — 22.9% Radical · Rad — 20.4% Whig · Whig — 7.0%1836 · Governor National — held — no race1838 · Governor National · Nat — 56.9% Liberal · Lib — 43.1%1840 · Governor National — held — no race1842 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 54.2% National · Nat — 45.8%1844 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1846 · Governor National · Nat — 55.2% Liberal · Lib — 44.8%1848 · Governor National — held — no race1850 · Governor National · Nat — 54.6% Liberal · Lib — 45.4%1852 · Governor National — held — no race1854 · Governor National · Nat — 49.6% Liberal · Lib — 32.9% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 17.5%1856 · Governor National — held — no race1858 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 66.6% National · Nat — 33.4%1860 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 52.9% National · Nat — 47.1%1864 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1866 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 50.7% National · Nat — 49.3%1868 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 1NatNatPopDem1816 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 1 No race1824 · Senate seat 1 Tory · Tory — 36.7% Admissionist · Adm — 34.0% National · Nat — 29.0% Republican · Rep — 0.3%1826 · Senate seat 1 Tory — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 40.5% Tory · Tory — 38.4% Radical · Rad — 21.1% Whig · Whig — 0.0%1830 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 43.3% Radical · Rad — 28.4% Tory · Tory — 24.4% Whig · Whig — 4.0%1834 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 50.4% National · Nat — 49.6%1838 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 51.9% Liberal · Lib — 48.1%1842 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 57.6% Liberal · Lib — 42.4%1846 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 60.7% Liberal · Lib — 39.3%1850 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 57.1% Liberal · Lib — 35.2% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 7.7%1854 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 46.4% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 43.3% Liberal · Lib — 10.3%1858 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 66.5% National · Nat — 33.5%1862 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 64.6% National · Nat — 35.4%1866 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 2NatPopDem1816 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 44.3% Tory · Tory — 33.6% Admissionist · Adm — 21.3% Republican · Rep — 0.9%1824 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 43.0% Tory · Tory — 31.7% Admissionist · Adm — 25.3% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1828 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 43.8% Tory · Tory — 29.4% Radical · Rad — 26.1% Whig · Whig — 0.7%1832 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 52.2% Tory · Tory — 26.5% Radical · Rad — 17.9% Whig · Whig — 3.4%1836 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 57.3% Liberal · Lib — 42.7%1840 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 51.4% Liberal · Lib — 48.6%1844 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 54.2% Liberal · Lib — 45.8%1848 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 58.2% Liberal · Lib — 41.8%1852 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 43.4% Liberal · Lib — 40.4% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 16.2%1856 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 65.0% National · Nat — 35.0%1860 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 56.5% National · Nat — 43.5%1864 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 58.4% National · Nat — 41.6%1868 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no raceHouse delegationNatNatPopDem1816 · House Outside the Union1818 · House Outside the Union1820 · House Outside the Union1822 · House National — 1 seat · 100%1824 · House Tory — 1 seat · 100%1826 · House National — 1 seat · 100%1828 · House National — 1 seat · 100%1830 · House National — 1 seat · 100%1832 · House National — 3 seats · 43% Radical — 2 seats · 29% Tory — 2 seats · 29%1834 · House National — 4 seats · 57% Tory — 2 seats · 29% Radical — 1 seat · 14%1836 · House Liberal — 4 seats · 57% National — 3 seats · 43%1838 · House National — 4 seats · 57% Liberal — 3 seats · 43%1840 · House National — 4 seats · 57% Liberal — 3 seats · 43%1842 · House National — 5 seats · 56% Liberal — 4 seats · 44%1844 · House National — 5 seats · 56% Liberal — 4 seats · 44%1846 · House National — 5 seats · 56% Liberal — 4 seats · 44%1848 · House National — 5 seats · 56% Liberal — 4 seats · 44%1850 · House National — 5 seats · 56% Liberal — 4 seats · 44%1852 · House National — 5 seats · 63% Liberal — 3 seats · 38%1854 · House National — 3 seats · 38% Liberal — 3 seats · 38% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 25%1856 · House National — 4 seats · 50% Popular Democratic — 3 seats · 38% Liberal — 1 seat · 13%1858 · House Popular Democratic — 7 seats · 78% National — 2 seats · 22%1860 · House Popular Democratic — 7 seats · 78% National — 2 seats · 22%1862 · House Popular Democratic — 6 seats · 67% National — 3 seats · 33%1864 · House Popular Democratic — 6 seats · 75% National — 2 seats · 25%1866 · House Popular Democratic — 5 seats · 63% National — 3 seats · 38%1868 · House No raceState legislatureNatPopDem1816 · Legislature Outside the Union1818 · Legislature Outside the Union1820 · Legislature Outside the Union1822 · Legislature National — 11 seats · 44% Tory — 9 seats · 36% Admissionist — 5 seats · 20%1824 · Legislature Admissionist — 9 seats · 36% Tory — 9 seats · 36% National — 7 seats · 28%1826 · Legislature National — 11 seats · 44% Tory — 8 seats · 32% Admissionist — 6 seats · 24%1828 · Legislature National — 10 seats · 40% Tory — 10 seats · 40% Radical — 5 seats · 20%1830 · Legislature National — 11 seats · 44% Radical — 7 seats · 28% Tory — 7 seats · 28%1832 · Legislature National — 11 seats · 44% Radical — 7 seats · 28% Tory — 6 seats · 24% Whig — 1 seat · 4%1834 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Tory — 7 seats · 28% Radical — 4 seats · 16% Whig — 1 seat · 4%1836 · Legislature Liberal — 13 seats · 52% National — 12 seats · 48%1838 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 11 seats · 44%1840 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Liberal — 12 seats · 48%1842 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Liberal — 12 seats · 48%1844 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 11 seats · 44%1846 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 11 seats · 44%1848 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1850 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1852 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 9 seats · 36% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 8%1854 · Legislature National — 11 seats · 44% Liberal — 10 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 4 seats · 16%1856 · Legislature National — 12 seats · 48% Popular Democratic — 10 seats · 40% Liberal — 3 seats · 12%1858 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1860 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1862 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1864 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1866 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.

Votes as part of Massachusetts through the 1820 cycle; its own record begins in 1822.