United States presidential election in Maine, 2004
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The 2004 United States presidential election in Maine, saw John Kerry win the popular vote with 53.57% over George W. Bush with 44.58%.
[edit] Trend
Though Maine was historically a Republican stronghold, in recent years it has trended Democratic in Presidential elections; it has not voted Republican in a Presidential election since 1988.
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry of Massachusetts | John Edwards of North Carolina |
Democrat | 4 | 396,842 | 53.57% | |
| George W. Bush of Texas | Richard Cheney of Wyoming | Republican | 0 | 330,201 | 44.58% | |
| Ralph Nader of Connecticut | Peter Camejo of California | The Better Life | 0 | 8,069 | 1.09% | |
| Others | - | - | 0 | 5,640 | 0.77% | |
| Other elections: 2000, 2004, 2008 | ||||||
Statewide winner in bold. See main article : U.S. presidential election, 2004.
[edit] Detailed results by county
| County | John F. Kerry | George W. Bush | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin | 54.4% | 30,503 | 43.7% | 24,519 | 1.9% | 1,045 |
| Aroostook | 51.9% | 19,569 | 46.5% | 17,564 | 1.6% | 600 |
| Cumberland | 58.2% | 94,846 | 40.1% | 65,384 | 1.7% | 2,732 |
| Franklin | 54.8% | 9,465 | 42.7% | 7,378 | 2.4% | 418 |
| Hancock | 54.5% | 18,048 | 43.5% | 14,405 | 2.0% | 669 |
| Kennebec | 53.3% | 35,616 | 44.6% | 29,761 | 2.1% | 1,395 |
| Knox | 54.6% | 12,690 | 43.5% | 10,103 | 2.0% | 454 |
| Lincoln | 51.3% | 11,351 | 46.8% | 10,370 | 1.9% | 421 |
| Oxford | 52.7% | 16,618 | 45.0% | 14,196 | 2.3% | 732 |
| Penobscot | 49.2% | 40,417 | 49.1% | 40,318 | 1.7% | 1,377 |
| Piscataquis | 44.4% | 4,409 | 53.3% | 5,299 | 2.3% | 232 |
| Sagadahoc | 52.7% | 11,107 | 45.1% | 9,497 | 2.3% | 475 |
| Somerset | 50.0% | 13,555 | 47.8% | 12,953 | 2.2% | 600 |
| Waldo | 51.8% | 11,555 | 46.2% | 10,309 | 2.0% | 454 |
| Washington | 48.5% | 8,391 | 49.8% | 8,619 | 1.7% | 300 |
| York | 53.3% | 58,702 | 45.0% | 49,526 | 1.6% | 1,805 |
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