2020 Maine Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:2020 Maine Republican presidential primary
Country:Maine
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States presidential election in Maine#Republican caucuses
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2024 Maine Republican presidential primary
Next Year:2024
Election Date:March 3, 2020
Votes For Election:22 Republican National Convention delegates
Outgoing Members:CO
Elected Members:MA
Image1:File:Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Donald Trump
Home State1:Florida[1]
Color1:283681
Delegate Count1:22
Popular Vote1:95,360
Percentage1:83.8%
Candidate2:Blank votes
Home State2:N/A
Color2:000000
Delegate Count2:
Popular Vote2:18,368
Percentage2:16.2%
Map Size:300px

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.

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

Results

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]
95,36083.8522
Blank votes18,36816.150
Total113,728100%22

Results by county

2020 Maine Republican primary(results per county)[5]
CountyDonald TrumpBlank votesTotal votes cast
Votes%Votes%
Androscoggin7,22187.141,06612.868,287
Aroostook4,56088.2560711.755,167
Cumberland15,94377.394,65822.6120,601
Franklin2,59281.7757818.233,170
Hancock4,33483.1987616.815,210
Kennebec9,47384.081,79315.9211,266
Knox3,03781.6668218.343,719
Lincoln3,19382.2369017.773,883
Oxford4,29984.2380515.775,104
Penobscot11,90187.781,65612.2213,557
Piscataquis1,69988.1222911.881,928
Sagadahoc2,94283.7057316.303,515
Somerset4,40388.4757411.534,977
Waldo3,42985.2859214.724,021
Washington2,82887.9638712.043,215
York13,43583.932,57216.0716,007
UOCAVA7170.303029.70101
Total95,36083.8518,36816.15113,728

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now. Politico. October 31, 2019. February 3, 2020. Matthew Choi.
  2. Web site: With Trump their only choice, more Maine Republicans than usual left ballots blank. Miller. Kevin. March 7, 2020. centralmaine.com. en-us. April 23, 2020.
  3. Web site: Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections and Voting, Tabulations June 12, 2018. www.maine.gov. Maine Secretary of State. March 25, 2020.
  4. Web site: Maine Election Results 2020. PBS NewsHour. en-us. March 26, 2020.
  5. Web site: March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election – Republican. Maine.gov. Maine Department of the Secretary of State. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200327215827/https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/2020/reppres320.xlsx. March 27, 2020. March 26, 2020.