Final Maine Election Results

Maine - Maine voters voted yesterday on a number of items, President, Congress, Senate and bonds. Below is the breakdown.

PRESIDENT

Gary E. Johnson (L) 8,971 1.37%
Barack Obama (D) 370,515 56.55%
Mitt Romney (R) 268,055 40.91%
Jill Stein (G) 7,646 1.17%

U.S. SENATE

Danny Francis Dalton (N) 6,056 0.94%
Cynthia Ann Dill (D) 85,795 13.27%
Andrew Ian Dodge (I) 5,120 0.79%
Angus King (I) 342,744 53.03%
Charles E. Summers (R) 196,957 30.47%
Stephen M. Woods (I) 9,690 1.5%

REFERENDUM QUESTIONS

Question 1: Same-sex marriage
Do you want to allow the State of Maine to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples?
Yes 344,172 52.91%
No 306,280 47.09%

Question 2: Higher education bond
Do you favor an $11,300,000 bond issue to provide funds for capital to build a diagnostic facility for the University of Maine System; for capital improvements and equipment, including machine tool technology, for the Maine Community College System; and for capital improvements and equipment at the Maine Maritime Academy?
Yes 309,342 49.25%
No 318,716 50.75%



Question 3: Conservation bond
Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue to purchase land and conservation easements statewide from willing sellers for public land and water access, conservation, wildlife or fish habitat and outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing and deer wintering areas, and to preserve working farmland and working waterfronts to be matched by at least $5,000,000 in private and public contributions?
Yes 387,000 61.18%
No 245,606 38.82%

Question 4: Transportation bond
Do you favor a $51,500,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, local roads, airports and port facilities, as well as for funds for rail access, transit buses and the LifeFlight Foundation, which will make the State eligible for at least $105,600,000 in federal and other matching funds?
Yes 429,743 71.72%
No 169,436 28.28%

Question 5: Water systems bond
Do you favor a $7,925,000 bond issue to be expended over 2 years for revolving loan funds for drinking water systems and for wastewater treatment facilities, which will make the State eligible to secure $39,625,000 in federal grants?
Yes 397,117 63.1%
No 232,234 36.9%

You can view full election results by clicking here. Rocky Coast News sends congratulations to all those who won in this 2012 election such Angus King (US Senate), Chellie Pingree (U.S. House District 1), Michael H. Michaud  (U.S. House District 2) and President Obama on re-election, just to name a few.