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2020 primary Elections Maine results

In Maine, which shifted from a caucus to primary system this year, Democratic candidates are competing for 24 delegates, while the GOP looks to lock up support for President Donald Trump.

Presidential primary results

Democrats / 24 Delegates

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Apparent winner

The following is a summary of Maine's Democratic Primary. Maine has 24 delegates and 32 available delegates including supers.

  • Democrat

    Joe BidenWinner

    34.1%

    68,613

    + 14 Delegates

  • Democrat

    Bernie SandersWinner

    33%

    66,389

    + 9 Delegates

  • Democrat

    Elizabeth WarrenWinner

    15.7%

    31,692

    + 1 Delegates

  • Democrat

    Michael BloombergWinner

    12%

    24,253

  • Democrat

    Pete ButtigiegWinner

    2.1%

    4,278

  • Democrat

    Amy KlobucharWinner

    1.4%

    2,785

  • Democrat

    Tulsi GabbardWinner

    0.9%

    1,812

  • Democrat

    Andrew YangWinner

    0.3%

    692

  • Democrat

    Tom SteyerWinner

    0.2%

    312

  • Democrat

    Deval PatrickWinner

    0.1%

    218

  • Democrat

    Marianne WilliamsonWinner

    0.1%

    201

  • Democrat

    Cory BookerWinner

    0.1%

    183

March 3, 2020
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Republicans / 22 Delegates

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Projected winner

The following is a summary of Maine's Republican Primary. Maine has 22 delegates and 22 available delegates including supers.

  • Republican

    Donald TrumpWinner

    incumbent

    100%

    95,289

    + 22 Delegates

March 3, 2020
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Presidential exit polls

Exit polls are surveys of voters conducted as they leave (or exit) their polling place on Election Day. The survey asks who voters decided to vote for and includes questions to help explain voter attitudes and demographics.

Polls close at -11:00 P.M. ET, March 4. Come back for results.

Democrats

Updated on March 4 2020, 12:34AM ET

  • Biden
  • Bloomberg
  • Buttigieg
  • Gabbard
  • Klobuchar
  • Sanders
  • Steyer
  • Warren
Region
Portland Area (26%)
32%10%1%1%2%2%34%21%
Southern Maine (37%)
35%12%3%3%1%1%1%1%32%15%
Bangor/Auburn (14%)
34%13%1%1%1%1%35%14%
Downeast/Upcountry (23%)
34%12%2%2%1%1%2%2%32%1%1%15%
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat (67%)
39%8%1%1%31%20%
Republican (1%)
Not enough data
Independent or something else (32%)
22%16%4%4%2%2%2%2%40%12%
Race
White (95%)
34%12%2%2%1%1%1%1%32%17%
Black (1%)
Not enough data
Hispanic/Latino (2%)
Not enough data
Asian (1%)
Not enough data
Other (1%)
Not enough data
Gender
Male (41%)
29%13%3%3%1%1%38%14%
Female (59%)
37%11%1%1%1%1%2%2%29%18%
Area
City over 50,000 (7%)
14%10%8%44%24%
Suburbs (50%)
37%13%2%2%1%1%28%16%
Small city and Rural (43%)
32%10%2%2%1%1%1%1%37%16%
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Very liberal (31%)
16%3%3%1%1%55%25%
Somewhat liberal (39%)
38%8%1%1%33%20%
Moderate (27%)
49%21%4%4%2%2%3%3%13%1%1%7%
Conservative (3%)
Not enough data
Age
17-29 (15%)
9%1%1%4%4%2%2%67%16%
30-44 (19%)
23%4%4%1%1%49%21%
45-64 (33%)
38%13%2%2%1%1%24%19%
65 or over (33%)
46%19%2%2%1%1%2%2%18%11%
Age
17-24 (8%)
9%1%1%8%3%3%62%17%
25-29 (7%)
10%1%1%73%15%
30-39 (13%)
20%5%5%2%2%55%18%
40-49 (10%)
32%6%35%26%
50-64 (28%)
40%14%2%2%2%2%22%19%
What was the last grade of school you completed?
College graduate (51%)
33%11%1%1%1%1%1%1%31%22%
No college degree (49%)
35%12%2%2%1%1%2%2%35%11%
Education by race
White college graduates (50%)
33%11%1%1%1%1%1%1%31%22%
White non-college graduates (45%)
36%12%2%2%1%1%2%2%33%12%
Non White college graduates (1%)
Not enough data
Non White non-college graduates (4%)
Not enough data
Time of decision
Last few days (47%)
47%14%1%1%1%1%3%3%17%17%
Earlier than that (52%)
22%10%3%3%1%1%47%16%
Time of decision
This month (60%)
42%15%2%2%1%1%2%2%20%17%
Age
17-44 (34%)
17%3%3%2%2%1%1%57%19%
45+ (66%)
42%16%2%2%1%1%2%2%21%15%
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal (70%)
28%6%42%22%
Race
Non-White (5%)
Not enough data
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Moderate or conservative (30%)
48%22%4%4%2%2%4%4%13%1%1%6%
Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
Yes (14%)
20%2%2%5%5%51%23%
No (86%)
36%13%1%1%1%1%2%2%31%17%
Education by white by sex
White women college graduates (29%)
34%9%2%2%28%26%
White women non-college graduates (28%)
41%13%3%3%1%1%3%3%28%1%1%11%
White men college graduates (20%)
31%14%3%3%1%1%34%17%
White men non-college graduates (17%)
29%12%1%1%41%14%
Non-whites (5%)
Not enough data
Which best describes your education? You have:
Never attended college (11%)
31%12%2%2%2%2%2%2%39%10%
Attended college but received no degree (24%)
35%11%2%2%1%1%2%2%34%1%1%13%
Associate's degree (AA or AS) (13%)
39%15%33%11%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) (27%)
30%13%1%1%1%1%37%18%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD) (24%)
36%9%2%2%1%1%1%1%25%26%
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Trump administration:
Enthusiastic (2%)
Not enough data
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic (3%)
Not enough data
Dissatisfied, but not angry (15%)
41%21%2%2%3%3%25%1%1%6%
Angry (78%)
34%8%37%21%
If you had to choose, would you rather see the Democratic Party nominate a candidate who:
Agrees with you on major issues (32%)
18%10%4%4%2%2%3%3%48%13%
Can beat Donald Trump (66%)
42%12%1%1%25%19%
How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone?
Support (69%)
24%9%1%1%44%20%
Oppose (28%)
56%15%4%4%2%2%3%3%8%10%
Do you think the next president should:
Return to Barack Obama's policies (41%)
57%17%1%1%14%11%
Change to more conservative policies (8%)
Not enough data
Change to more liberal policies (45%)
13%5%5%56%24%
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?
Cares about people like me (17%)
28%8%4%4%47%12%
Can bring needed change (41%)
15%10%1%1%1%1%1%1%48%24%
Can unite the country (33%)
65%10%2%2%1%1%2%2%10%9%
Is a fighter (7%)
13%17%3%3%3%3%30%2%2%30%
In the election for president this November, will you vote for the Democratic nominee regardless of who it is?
Yes (86%)
36%10%1%1%33%19%
No (11%)
20%16%7%5%5%5%5%37%1%1%4%4%
Which ONE of these four issues mattered most in deciding how you voted today?
Race relations (4%)
Not enough data
Health care (45%)
35%13%2%2%1%1%34%14%
Climate change (28%)
35%11%1%1%4%4%32%1%1%16%
Income inequality (18%)
22%3%3%4%4%1%1%42%27%
Regardless of how you voted, which ONE of these candidates would have the best chance to defeat Donald Trump in November?
Biden (39%)
75%2%2%1%1%8%12%
Bloomberg (13%)
14%71%8%1%1%4%4%
Buttigieg (3%)
Not enough data
Gabbard (1%)
Not enough data
Klobuchar (1%)
Not enough data
Sanders (30%)
2%2%1%1%1%1%1%1%89%6%
Steyer (0%)
Not enough data
Warren (9%)
3%3%7%91%
Is your opinion of socialism:
Favorable (60%)
21%6%49%22%
Unfavorable (32%)
56%19%4%4%2%2%3%3%6%8%
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary?
Just today (18%)
44%13%1%1%1%1%19%21%
In the last few days (29%)
50%14%2%2%3%3%16%14%
In February (13%)
25%19%4%4%2%2%31%19%
Before that (39%)
21%7%2%2%1%1%53%15%

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