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PRIMARY RESULTS: Maine - February 8
Democratic Presidential: Closed caucuses
35 total delegates* -- 24 determined by February 8

State Information: 4 electoral votes
950,059 registered voters as of Nov. 2002 -- 31.4% Dem., 29.1% Rep., 37.7% no party, 1.7% Green/Ind.
This page represents results, including delegate count, reported immediately after each state's contest. More >
RACE STATUS CANDIDATE VOTES VOTE% DEL PRECINCTS LOCAL EXIT POLL
Maine
updated: 3:07 p.m.,
February 12
 Kerry 6,842 45%15 80% reporting not available not available
  Dean 3,960 26%9
  Kucinich 2,382 16%0
  Edwards 1,187 8%0
  Clark 564 4%0
  Sharpton 26 0%0

 Maine has 24 pledged and 11 unpledged delegates. Of the 24 pledged delegates, 16 are district-level delegates (based on results of a given district's binding primary), five are at-large delegates and three are "party leader and elected official" (PLEO) delegates. Of the 11 unpledged delegates, 10 are PLEO delegates and one is an add-on selected at the state Democratic convention on May 22, 2004.
• For more about the delegate selection process, click here.
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• Exit polls are a survey of selected voters taken soon after they leave their voting place. Pollsters use this sample information, collected from a small percentage of voters, to track and project how all voters or specific segments of the voters sided on a particular race or ballot measure. For more on how to read exit polls, click here.
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