Maine Bond Questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 Pass, 3 Falls

Maine - Bond questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 pass and 3 doesn't gain enough voters approval, below is the breakdown.

Question 1: Legalize Marijuana
Do you want to allow the possession and use of marijuana under state law by persons who are at least 21 years of age, and allow the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of marijuana and marijuana products subject to state regulation, taxation and local ordinance?

Yes 352,517 50.29%
No 348,458 49.71%

Question 2: Public Education Fund
Do you want to add a 3% tax on individual Maine taxable income above $200,000 to create a state fund that would provide direct support for student learning in kindergarten through 12th grade public education?

Yes 354,443 50.73%
No 344,181 49.27%

Question 4: Raise Minimum Wage
Do you want to raise the minimum hourly wage of $7.50 to $9 in 2017, with annual $1 increases up to $12 in 2020, and annual cost-of-living increases thereafter; and do you want to raise the direct wage for service workers who receive tips from half the minimum wage to $5 in 2017, with annual $1 increases until it reaches the adjusted minimum wage?

Yes 389,226 55.62%
No 310,609 44.38%

Question 5: Ranked Choice Voting
Do you want to allow voters to rank their choices of candidates in elections for U.S. Senate, Congress, Governor, State Senate, and State Representative, and to have ballots counted at the state level in multiple rounds in which last-place candidates are eliminated until a candidate wins by majority?

Yes 358,820 52.31%
No 327,180 47.69%

Question 6: Transportation Bond
Do you favor a $100,000,000 bond issue for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges and for facilities, equipment and property acquisition related to ports, harbors, marine transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails, to be used to match an estimated $137,000,000 in federal and other funds?

Yes 424,243 61.42%
No 266,511 38.58%

Question 3: Require Background Checks
Do you want to require background checks prior to the sale or transfer of firearms between individuals not licensed as firearms dealers, with failure to do so punishable by law, and with some exceptions for family members, hunting, self-defense, lawful competitions, and shooting range activity?

No 360,727 51.45%
Yes 340,378 48.55%

Once Maine publishes full election results we will post them, stay tuned.

Side note: Bruce Poliquin won represnetative to congress district 2 with 174,587 54.44% of the vote against Emily Cain.