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On November 3, 2009, Maine voted to reject the Same-sex Marriage Law with 53% against gay marriage. The state also voted to expand their medical marijuana act, did not repeal school consolidation laws and voted down a decrease of taxes on hybrid vehicles.http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/elections_09_results.html?
The state of Maine has four electoral votes, which are apportioned such that two go to the winner of the state's popular vote, and two are given to the winner in each of the state's two Congressional districts..Bangor Daily News: Why Maine Splits its Electoral Votes (October 27, 2008) Obama won all four of Maine's electoral votes. Incumbent Senator Susan Collins was projected to have won re-election.
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Fast Facts
- Electoral votes: Four, apportioned
- Obama won all four electoral votes
- Polls closed: 8 p.m. EST
- Pre-election polls: Obama led McCain 54% to 38%RealClearPolitics: Maine: McCain vs. Obama
- Registered voters, 2006: 993,748 Official Site: Enrolled and Registered Voters, as of November 2006
- Democratic Caucus winner: Barack Obama
- Republican Caucus winner: Mitt Romney
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Congressional District Apportionment
Maine is one of two U.S. states that splits its electoral votes. Two of the four votes go to the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state; the other two votes are apportioned based on the vote within the state's two congressional districts. In practice, the system has resulted in one candidate receiving all four votes since it was enacted in 1972.Bangor Daily News: Why Maine Splits its Electoral Votes (October 27, 2008) -
Other Maine Races
- Senate:
- Incumbent: Susan Collins wins re-election
- Challenger: Thomas H. Allen
- Collins led Allen 53% to 43% in pre-election polls Rasmussen Reports: Election 2008 - Maine Senate (October 6, 2008)
- Number of Representative races: 2
- Senate:
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Past Maine Winners
- 2004: John Kerry
- 2000: Al Gore
- 1996: Bill Clinton
- 1992: Bill Clinton
- 1988: George H. W. Bush
- 1984: Ronald Reagan
- 1980: Ronald Reagan
- 1976: Gerald Ford
- 1972: Richard Nixon
- 1968: Hubert Humphrey
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Maine Government
- Governor: John Baldacci (D)
- Attorney General: Steven Rowe
- Senators: Olympia Snowe (R), Susan Collins (R)
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2009 Election Results
REJECT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW Yes 298575 52.79% No 267014 47.21%DECREASE AUTOMOBILE EXCISE TAX No 414038 74.05% Yes 145093 25.95%
REPEAL SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION LAWS No 317332 58.40% Yes 226023 41.60%
VOTER APPROVAL OF TAX INCREASES No 334096 60.19% Yes 220985 39.81%
MAINE MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT Yes 329600 58.67% No 232223 41.33%
HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE Yes 361264 65.41% No 191002 34.59%
INCREASE TIME FOR POLITICIANS TO CERTIFY PETITION SIGNATURES No 283027 52.22% Yes 258935 47.78% http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/elections_09_results.html?
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2008 Maine Election Results
- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
- Winner of Maine's Four Electoral Votes: Barack Obama
- Margin of Victory: 58% to 41%
- Winner of Maine's Senate Seat: Senator Susan Collins
- Margin of Victory: 61% to 39%
- CNN: Maine Election Results 2008
- ABC News: Maine 2008 Presidential Election
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- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
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a few days late, but a powerful post at #fMh on the Maine election results http://bit.ly/3RB59z #discrimination #samesexmarriage
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Flash: "Maine election results: Gay marriage law rejected – Examiner" http://tinyurl.com/yz39c9x
@MENews0verviews | November 09, 2009 10:52 AM -
RT @tweetmeme Election Night Results Open Thread: Maine, WA State, Kalamazoo & Beyond | The Bilerico Project http://bit.ly/1ztTcZ
@qstylize | November 07, 2009 02:44 PM -
Same-Sex Marriage supporters gather in Portland, Maine against Tuesday's election results for Question 1. http://moourl.com/zcdsd
@5newsnow | November 07, 2009 04:21 AM -
New post: http://bit.ly/3JIWLt — The importance of the Maine election results
@maineinsights | November 06, 2009 11:10 PM
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2006 Maine Election Results
- Winner of Maine's Senate Seat: Senator Olympia Snowe
- Margin of Victory: 74% to 20%
- The Washington Post: 2006 Maine Election Results
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2004 Maine Election Results
- 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
- Winner of Maine's Four Electoral Votes: John Kerry
- Margin of victory: 53% to 45%
- The Washington Post: 2004 Maine Election Results
- 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
