Maine — 2020 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
Maine's 2020 Democratic primary — 16 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2020Democratic primary leaderBidenSanderscolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Maine 2020 Democratic presidential primary — 201,428 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Biden✓68,61334.1%
- Sanders66,38933.0%
- Warren31,69215.7%
- Bloomberg24,25312.0%
- Buttigieg4,2782.1%
- Klobuchar2,7851.4%
- Gabbard1,8120.9%
- Yang6920.3%
- All others6020.3%
- Steyer3120.1%
County-by-county leaders — 16 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | Sanders | +2.5 | 65,424 |
| York County | Biden | +4.0 | 32,782 |
| Penobscot County | Sanders | +0.8 | 15,888 |
| Kennebec County | Biden | +5.6 | 15,561 |
| Androscoggin County | Biden | +3.8 | 11,591 |
| Hancock County | Sanders | +3.6 | 9,475 |
| Knox County | Sanders | +0.3 | 7,889 |
| Sagadahoc County | Biden | +3.3 | 6,725 |
| Waldo County | Sanders | +8.9 | 6,333 |
| Oxford County | Biden | +1.3 | 6,271 |
| Lincoln County | Biden | +1.9 | 6,189 |
| Aroostook County | Biden | +24.7 | 5,278 |
| Somerset County | Biden | +8.0 | 4,094 |
| Franklin County | Sanders | +2.9 | 3,545 |
| Washington County | Biden | +8.0 | 2,992 |
| Piscataquis County | Biden | +6.8 | 1,391 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2020 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.