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Election in Maine
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The 1856 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the
1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Maine voted for the
Republican candidate,
John C. Frémont, over the
Democratic candidate,
James Buchanan, and the
Know Nothing candidate,
Millard Fillmore. Frémont won the state by a margin of 25.66%.
With 61.34% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Frémont's third strongest state in the 1856 election after
Vermont and
Massachusetts.
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