2020 Maine Republican presidential primary

The 2020 Maine Republican presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 14 contests scheduled for Super Tuesday in the Republican Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The primary was a closed primary (only open to party members) although unenrolled voters were permitted to enroll in a party at the polls with same day registration.

2020 Maine Republican presidential primary

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22 Republican National Convention delegates
 
Candidate Donald Trump Blank votes
Home state Florida[1] N/A
Delegate count 22
Popular vote 95,360 18,368
Percentage 83.8% 16.2%

Results by county

The primary was held along with a people's veto referendum to reject changes to Maine's vaccination laws.

Results

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Incumbent President Donald Trump was the only candidate to qualify for the ballot. His 84% share of the vote was his lowest performance of any state in the primaries. Several town clerks speculated that the high number of blank votes cast was due to Republican voters being more interested in voting in the anti-vaccination people's veto referendum than in the primary.[2]

2020 Maine Republican primary[3]
Candidate Votes % Delegates[4]
Donald Trump 95,360 83.85 22
Blank votes 18,368 16.15 0
Total 113,728 100% 22

Results by county

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2020 Maine Republican primary

(results per county)[5]

County Donald Trump Blank votes Total votes cast
Votes % Votes %
Androscoggin 7,221 87.14 1,066 12.86 8,287
Aroostook 4,560 88.25 607 11.75 5,167
Cumberland 15,943 77.39 4,658 22.61 20,601
Franklin 2,592 81.77 578 18.23 3,170
Hancock 4,334 83.19 876 16.81 5,210
Kennebec 9,473 84.08 1,793 15.92 11,266
Knox 3,037 81.66 682 18.34 3,719
Lincoln 3,193 82.23 690 17.77 3,883
Oxford 4,299 84.23 805 15.77 5,104
Penobscot 11,901 87.78 1,656 12.22 13,557
Piscataquis 1,699 88.12 229 11.88 1,928
Sagadahoc 2,942 83.70 573 16.30 3,515
Somerset 4,403 88.47 574 11.53 4,977
Waldo 3,429 85.28 592 14.72 4,021
Washington 2,828 87.96 387 12.04 3,215
York 13,435 83.93 2,572 16.07 16,007
UOCAVA 71 70.30 30 29.70 101
Total 95,360 83.85 18,368 16.15 113,728
Counties won by these popular vote results
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  •   Trump—85–90%
  •   Trump—80–85%
  •   Trump—75–80%
Congressional districts won by these popular vote results
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  •   Trump—85–90%
  •   Trump—80–85%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matthew Choi (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Miller, Kevin (March 7, 2020). "With Trump their only choice, more Maine Republicans than usual left ballots blank". centralmaine.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections and Voting, Tabulations June 12, 2018". www.maine.gov. Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Maine Election Results 2020". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election – Republican". Maine.gov. Maine Department of the Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.