Elections / 2020 · Dem primary · ME
Biden led Maine's 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Biden led by 1.1 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Maine 2020 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biden | 68,613 | 34.1% |
| Sanders | 66,389 | 33.0% |
| Warren | 31,692 | 15.7% |
| Bloomberg | 24,253 | 12.0% |
| Buttigieg | 4,278 | 2.1% |
| Klobuchar | 2,785 | 1.4% |
| Gabbard | 1,812 | 0.9% |
| Yang | 692 | 0.3% |
| Other | 602 | 0.3% |
| Steyer | 312 | 0.1% |
By county (16)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| 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 |