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jpak

(41,759 posts) Wed Jun 13, 2018, 10:52 AM Jun 2018

More Dems than repugs turned out for yesterday's Maine primary

Not all votes are in but....

Dems = 93,000 voters

Pugs = 62,000 voters

Can you say Blue Wave?

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More Dems than repugs turned out for yesterday's Maine primary (Original Post) jpak Jun 2018 OP

How does that compare with the percentage of registered voters in each party? Lee-Lee Jun 2018 #1

Here are the enrollment numbers as of 3/19/2018 Zing Zing Zingbah Jun 2018 #2

So 22% of republicans voted and 28% of democrats voted n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Jun 2018 #3

Thanks jpak Jun 2018 #4

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)

1. How does that compare with the percentage of registered voters in each party?

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 11:04 AM

Jun 2018

By itself the numbers are kind of meaningless without knowing what percentage of voters registered each way turned out.

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)

2. Here are the enrollment numbers as of 3/19/2018

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 11:26 AM

Jun 2018

From the Maine government website

Democrat 328,393
Green 43,663
Libertarian 5,549
Republican 276,162
Unenrolled 376,422

My husband was unrolled for years, but he enrolled as a Democrat yesterday to vote in the Maine Democratic primary.

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)

3. So 22% of republicans voted and 28% of democrats voted n/t

Reply to Zing Zing Zingbah (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 11:30 AM

Jun 2018

jpak

(41,759 posts)

4. Thanks

Reply to Zing Zing Zingbah (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 11:39 AM

Jun 2018

n/t

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