The electoral votes from Maine and the other states are
used to elect a President and Vice President every four years.
Whichever Presidential candidate gets the majority of
the electoral votes becomes the President.
Maine is given one electoral vote for each Maine congressional
district, in addition to one electoral vote for each of the two
Maine Senators. In other words, the number of electoral votes
Maine has depends on how many Representatives Maine has in
Washington, D.C.
The number of Senators Maine has does not change, but the number of
Maine congressional districts is based on the last census.
Like every other state, Maine has 2 Senators. Furthermore, Maine
currently has 2 congressional districts. Thus, Maine has a total of
4 Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Therefore, the answer to the question "How many electoral votes does Maine have?" is 4.
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