2040 United States presidential election in Maine



The 2040 United States presidential election in Maine was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2040, as part of the 2040 United States presidential election. The Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Stacey Abrams and U.S. Senator from New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the state with 54.84% of the vote and a 12.11% margin of victory. Due to the way Maine separated its electoral votes by congressional district, president Braun won 1 electoral vote in the state (the 2nd congressional district) while Abrams won the 2 electoral votes representing the state as a whole, as well as the 1 electoral vote from the 1st congressional district.

Analysis
Maine's 2 statewide electoral votes were won by president Gary Braun in 2036, which represented the first time the state had voted for the Republican Party in a presidential race since 1988. Braun was favored to carry the state again in 2040, possibly with a first-round majority in the state's ranked choice voting system, but the Gary Braun pharmaceutical bribes scandal caused his approval rating to plummet in the state, as it did in the rest of the country, and Abrams was able to carry the state by a solid 12% margin.