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.
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The primary was held along with a people's veto referendum to reject changes to Maine's vaccination laws.
Results
editIncumbent 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]
| 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
edit| 2020 Maine Republican primary
(results per county)[5] | |||||
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| 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 |
- Trump—85–90%
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- Trump—75–80%
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- Trump—80–85%
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Matthew Choi (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Miller, Kevin (March 7, 2020). "With Trump their only choice, more Maine Republicans than usual left ballots blank". centralmaine.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections and Voting, Tabulations June 12, 2018". www.maine.gov. Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Maine Election Results 2020". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "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.