Maine

MAINE

4 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Maine Department of the Secretary of State)
Total Population, July 2004 est.                 1,317,253
Total Registration, Nov. 2004                     1,023,956
Dem. 319,198 (31.17%)   Rep. 287,452 (28.07%)   Grn Ind. 24,155 (2.36%)   Unenrolled 393,151 (38.40%)
Maine has: 16 counties w/ 22 cities, 424 towns, 51 plantations and 416 unorganized townships.
Five largest counties: Cumberland, York, Penobscot, Kennebec, Androscoggin.

Government
Governor: John Baldacci (D) elected November 2002.
State Legislature: Maine Legislature House: 151 seats Senate: 35 seats
Local: Cities and Towns NACO Counties
U.S. House: 2D - 1. T.Allen (D) | 2. M.Michaud (D).
U.S. Senate: Susan Collins (R) re-elected in 2002, Olympia Snowe (R) re-elected in 2000.

The Pine Tree State

State of Maine
Secretary of State

Constitution Party of ME
Green Indep. Party of ME
Libertarian Party of ME
ME Democratic Party
ME Republican Party
Natural Law Party-ME
Reform Party of ME

Bangor Daily News
Media (Newsp.)
Media (TV)

Politics1-ME

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	1,965	(0.27)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	330,201	(44.58)
Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.Indep.)	2,936	(0.40)
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	396,842	(53.57)
Nader/Camejo (The Better Life)	8,069	(1.09)
Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.)	735	(0.10)
Others	4	-
Total........740,752

2004 Overview
The Kerry campaign secured a plurality of 66,641 votes (8.99 percentage points). Kerry carried the 1st CD by 55.07% to 43.14% with 1.79% to the other four candidates (211,703 to 165,824 and 6,865). The 2nd CD was somewhat closer 51.95% to 46.13% and 1.92% (185,139 to 164,377 and 6,844). The presence of Mainer Pat LaMarche on the Green Independent ticket did not help its performance significantly.
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies | Bush/Cheney '04

June 8, 2004 Primary Election and Referendum Election

Past Results

1996

Clinton (Dem.).......312,788	(51.62)
Dole (Rep.)............186,378	(30.76)
Perot (Ref.).............85,970	(14.19)
Nader (Grn.).............15,279	(2.52)
Others (3+w/ins).......5,482	(0.90)
Total........605,897

1992

Clinton (Dem.).......263,420
(38.76)

Perot (Ind.)............206,820
(30.43)

Bush (Rep.)...........206,504
(30.39)

Others (3+w/ins)........2,755
(0.41)

Total........679,499

2000

Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	3,074	(0.47)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)	4,443	(0.68)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	286,616	(43.97)
+Gore-Lieberman (Dem.)	319,951	(49.09)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)	37,127	(5.70)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)	579	(0.09)
Other	27	-
Total........651,817

2000 Overview
In 1992 and 1996, Mainers provided Ross Perot with his strongest showings percentagewise of any state. They have twice elected independent Angus King as governor. While the two House members are Democrats, both Senators are Republicans. About 38% of the electorate are unenrolled voters. In short, Maine's voters tend to be independent-minded. In 2000 they backed Gore with a plurality of 33,335 votes (5.12 percentage points). He carried the 1st CD, which covers Southern Maine up to Augusta, by 50.52% to 42.59% with 5.82% for Nader (176,293 to 148,618 and 20,297). The 2nd CD was closer--indeed right up to Election Night the Bush camp had hopes of gaining one elector--but it did go for Gore 47.43% to 45.56% with 5.56% for Nader (143,658 to 137,998 and 16,830).
General Election Activities

Note. Maine Statutes, Title 21A § 802 states, "One presidential elector shall be chosen for each congressional district and 2 at large."

Democrats: Municipal Caucuses -- Sunday, February 8, 2004

Democratic Caucus Results
Sunday, February 8, 2004

The Maine Democratic Party approved at its state convention on June 1, 2002 a rules change to return to a caucus system in 2004. (Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Chapter 5 Subchapter 5, adopted in 1995, allow a political party to hold a presidential preference primary election, if it so chooses, on the first Tuesday in March. Democrats used a presidential preference primary in 1996 but it was uncontested; the contested primary in 2000 produced, according to the MDP, "considerable confusion and frustration.")

	Votes	Percent	Delegates
Clark	660	3.52%	122
Dean	5,200	27.72%	911
Edwards	1,395	7.44%	236
+Kerry	8,296	44.22%	1,580
Kucinich	2,954	15.75%	462
Lieberman	7	0	0
Sharpton	19	0.1%	4
Uncommitted	229	1.22%	41
Other	1	0.01%	2
Total	18,259		3,299

99.6% of delegates apportioned; 15 more delegates to be apportioned.

Democratic State Convention
May 21-23, 2004
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland.

35 Delegates (24 Pledged, 11 Unpledged) and 4 Alternates

Republicans: Caucus/Convention

Municipal Caucuses: Jan. 1-March 19, 2004

District Caucuses: May 15, 2004
elect Congressional District Delegates

State Convention: May 14-15, 2004
elect At-large Delegates

21 Delegates 18 Alternates
District level	6
At-large	15

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