The 2024 United States presidential election in Maine is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the

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in which all 50 states plus the

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will participate.

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voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Maine has four electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the

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in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat. Unlike all other states except

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, Maine awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each congressional district. The at-large votes are expected to be contested by both parties, but are favored to be carried by the Democratic presidential candidate, having last been won by a Republican in

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. However, the two congressional districts are expected to be split between the Democratic and Republican candidates, something that has occurred in

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and

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. On December 28, 2023, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed

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from the ballot in a similar decision to '' Anderson v. Griswold'' in

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. On January 2, 2024, Trump appealed the ruling to the

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, arguing that Bellows is biased and that she has "no legal authority to consider the federal constitutional issues presented by the challengers". On January 17, a

judge ordered the Bellows to wait for the Colorado case to be adjudicated by the Supreme Court before upholding or modifying her decision. Bellows appealed this decision to the

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. On March 4, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump is allowed to remain on the Maine ballot. Incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden is running for reelection to a second term.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

The Maine Democratic primary was held on

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, March 5, 2024.

Republican primary

The Maine Republican caucuses was held on

, March 5, 2024.

General election

Predictions

Polling

;Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump

Maine's 1st congressional district

;Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump

Maine's 2nd congressional district

;Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump

Notes

References

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Presidential

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Predictions

Polling

Maine's 1st congressional district

Maine's 2nd congressional district

See also

Notes

References