1848 Maine U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1848 Maine U.S. House District 4 Election?

Rufus Goodenow won the 1848 Maine U.S. House District 4 Election. Rufus Goodenow received 6,582 popular votes (48.62%). The main challenger was John D McCrate (41.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Goodenow and McCrate

Goodenow +7.2 pts · won by 975 votes
Rufus GoodenowwhigWINNER48.62%
6,582 votes
John D McCrateIndependent41.42%
5,607 votes
Warren H VintonIndependent0.91%
1,100 votes
Henry C LowellIndependent0.35%
48 votes
Franklin ClarkIndependent0.27%
183 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 8.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.