[Updated] CNN, NBC call Maine for Obama
Yeehaw...more elections, even on a Sunday.
Update 3X: CNN and NBC are both calling Maine for Senator Obama. With 95 percent of the results in, Obama has 59% to Sen. Clinton's 40%. This completes an Obama sweep of this weekends contests. National media are linking this weekend's Obama sweep to the departure of Sen. Clinton's campiagn manager.
Update Duece: CNN is reporting results now. Polls are open till 6pm EST.
The folks in the Great State of Maine (I love Maine) are caucusing right now. By the end of the day, campaign staff across the state will be "Bangor Bound" (had to slip that line in).
For perspective, Republicans caucused from Feb. 1st to the 3rd and only turned in 4,546 ballots. The Maine Democratic Party has already had requests for well over 4,000 Democratic absentee ballots...so, well, you know.
The Maine Democratic Party HQ might have results up later too.
The Clintons have been campaigning like mad in Maine the last few days, we'll see if that pays off for them.
Update: First results (via Turn Maine Blue) posted below the fold (and here's results via a google mashup).
Obama picks up town of Fairfield. Hillary got Wells and Turner.
...Obama wins Houlton by about 20 votes.
Obama wins Rockport, carrying 8 delegates to Hillary's 3.
Obama takes Fryeburg 67 to 17
Obama takes York 414 to 225
Clinton takes Rumford 52 to 37
Clinton takes Dixfield 16 to 14
Clinton takes Mexico 27 16
Clinton takes Byron 1 to 0
Obama takes Hanover 6 to 2
Obama takes Gardiner 129 47 with 2 uncommitted
Clinton takes Old Orchard Beach 134 to 128
Obama takes Hampden 179 to 70
Obama takes Wilton 87 to 30
Obama takes Cape Elizabeth 550 to 217
Obama takes Deer Island 6 to 1
Obama takes Winterport 7 to 4
Obama takes Machiasport 2 delegates to 1O
Obama takes Ellsworth 184 to 100
Obama takes Bristol 7 to 2
Obama takes Bangor (District 15) 16 to 8
Obama takes Presque Isle 63 to 60
Obama takes Stonington 48 to 24
Obama takes Scarborough 401 to 283
Obama takes Yarmouth (Results coming soon)
Obama takes Lubec 28 to 23
Obama takes Veazie 4 to 2
Obama takes Paris 33 to 27
Obama takes Damariscotta 102 to 36
Obama takes Newcastle 5 to 2 (Delegates)
Obama takes Alfred 40 to 25
Obama takes Gorham 267 to 189
