Election Results
In the 2024 presidential election, Maine split its 4 electoral votes, with the statewide winner taking 3 and the 2nd congressional district awarding 1 separately.
Democratic presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
Republican presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Voter turnout (%) | 72 | 63.9 |
- •Maine is one of only two states that splits its electoral votes by congressional district.
Governors
Janet Mills, a Democrat, has served as Maine's governor since 2019 and was reelected in 2022, becoming the state's first female governor.
| Governor | Party | In office |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Mills | Democratic | 2019–present |
| Paul LePage | Republican | 2011–2019 |
| John E. Baldacci | Democratic | 2003–2011 |
| Angus S. King | Independent | 1995–2003 |
| John Rettie McKernan | Republican | 1987–1995 |
| Joseph Edward Brennan | Democratic | 1979–1987 |
| James Bernard Longley | Independent | 1975–1979 |
| Kenneth Merwin Curtis | Democratic | 1967–1975 |
| John Hathaway Reed | Republican | 1959–1967 |
| Clinton Amos Clauson | Democratic | 1959–1959 |
| Robert N. Haskell | Republican | 1959–1959 |
| Edmund Sixtus Muskie | Democratic | 1955–1959 |
| Burton Melvin Cross | Republican | 1953–1955 |
| Frederick George Payne | Republican | 1949–1952 |
| Horace Augustus Hildreth | Republican | 1945–1949 |
| Sumner Sewall | Republican | 1941–1945 |
| Lewis Orin Barrows | Republican | 1937–1941 |
| Louis Jefferson Brann | Democratic | 1933–1937 |
| William Tudor Gardiner | Republican | 1929–1933 |
| Ralph Owen Brewster | Republican | 1925–1929 |
| Percival Proctor Baxter | Republican | 1921–1925 |
| Frederic Hale Parkhurst | Republican | 1921–1921 |
| Carl Elias Milliken | Republican | 1917–1921 |
| Oakley Chester Curtis | Democratic | 1915–1917 |
| William Thomas Haines | Republican | 1913–1915 |
| Frederick William Plaisted | Democratic | 1911–1913 |
| Bert Manfred Fernald | Republican | 1909–1911 |
| William Titcomb Cobb | Republican | 1905–1909 |
| John Fremont Hill | Republican | 1901–1905 |
| Llewellyn Powers | Republican | 1897–1901 |
| Henry B. Cleaves | Republican | 1893–1897 |
| Edwin Chick Burleigh | Republican | 1889–1893 |
| Sebastian Streeter Marble | Republican | 1887–1889 |
| Joseph Robinson Bodwell | Republican | 1887–1887 |
| Frederick Robie | Republican | 1883–1887 |
| Harris Merrill Plaisted | Greenback | 1881–1883 |
| Daniel Franklin Davis | Republican | 1880–1881 |
| Alonzo Garcelon | Democratic | 1879–1880 |
| Seldon Connor | Republican | 1876–1879 |
| Nelson Dingley | Republican | 1874–1876 |
| Sidney Perham | Republican | 1871–1874 |
| Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | Republican | 1867–1871 |
| Samuel Cony | Republican | 1864–1867 |
| Abner Coburn | Republican | 1863–1864 |
| Israel Washburn, Jr. | Republican | 1861–1863 |
| Lot Myrick Morrill | Republican | 1858–1861 |
| Joseph Hartwell Williams | Republican | 1857–1858 |
| Hannibal Hamlin | Republican | 1857–1857 |
| Samuel Wells | Democratic | 1856–1857 |
| Anson Peaslee Morrill | Republican | 1855–1856 |
| William George Crosby | Whig | 1853–1855 |
| John Hubbard | Democratic | 1850–1853 |
| Hugh Johnson Anderson | Democratic | 1844–1847 |
| David Dunn | Democratic | 1844–1844 |
| Edward Kavanagh | Democratic | 1843–1844 |
| Richard H. Vose | Whig | 1841–1841 |
| Robert Pinckney Dunlap | Democratic | 1834–1838 |
| Samuel Emerson Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1831–1834 |
| Jonathan Glidden Hunton | National-Republican | 1830–1831 |
| Joshua Hall | National-Republican | 1830–1830 |
| Nathan Cutler | Democratic-Republican | 1829–1830 |
| Enoch Lincoln | Democratic-Republican | 1827–1829 |
| Albion Keith Parris | Democratic-Republican | 1822–1827 |
| Daniel Rose | Democratic-Republican | 1822–1822 |
| Benjamin Ames | Democratic-Republican | 1821–1822 |
| William Durkee Williamson | Democratic-Republican | 1821–1821 |
| William King | Democratic-Republican | 1820–1821 |
Source: National Governors Association, current and former governors.
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Governor terms served | 2 | 1 |
- •Maine governors are limited to two consecutive four-year terms.
Senators
Maine's two U.S. Senators are Republican Susan Collins, in office since 1997, and Independent Angus King, in office since 2013.
Democratic vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse). Regular-term races; special elections only when no regular race was held. Independents (e.g. caucusing with Democrats) are not counted as Democratic; years without a Democratic nominee are omitted.
Republican vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Senate seats | 2 | 100 |
- •Angus King is one of only a few independents ever to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Representatives
Maine has 2 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, currently held by Chellie Pingree (D-1st) and Jared Golden (D-2nd) as of 2024.
U.S. House seats apportioned to Maine
1910–2020U.S. Census Bureau, decennial apportionment counts.
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| House seats | 2 | 435 |
- •Maine's 2nd district is the largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River by area.
Voting Trends
Maine has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1992, though its rural 2nd district has trended Republican since 2016.
Total votes cast for president
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Independent voter share (%) | 36 | 29 |
- •Maine has elected independent U.S. Senator Angus King multiple times, reflecting its swing tendencies.
Party Distribution
Maine's electorate is roughly 36% unenrolled/independent, 33% Democratic, and 28% Republican as of 2024 voter registration data.
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Unenrolled/independent share (%) | 36 | 29 |
- •Maine's large bloc of unenrolled voters often decides close statewide races.