Election Results: Maine Medicaid Expansion

Voters in Maine decided on Tuesday to expand access to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, making the state the first in the nation to settle the issue by referendum.

Maine is one of 19 states whose Republican governors or legislatures have refused to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. Other holdouts like Utah and Idaho are closely watching the initiative, as newly formed committees in both those states are working to get a Medicaid expansion question on next year’s ballot. The outcome may offer clues about the salience of the issue in next year’s midterm congressional elections.

Answer Votes Pct.
Yes Yes 202,616 58.9%
No No 141,222 41.1%

343,838 votes, 99% reporting (579 of 584 precincts)

Leader

Yes

No

No results

Tied

town Yes No Rpt.
Portland
17,402
3,996
100%
Lewiston
5,847
4,332
100%
Auburn
4,106
3,493
100%
South Portland
5,525
1,718
100%
Scarborough
4,069
2,538
100%
Brunswick
4,726
1,469
100%
Bangor
4,019
1,966
100%
Saco
3,390
1,898
100%
York
3,149
1,404
100%
Biddeford
2,800
1,561
100%
Gorham
2,459
1,738
100%
Sanford
2,348
1,790
100%
Falmouth
2,802
1,323
100%
Westbrook
2,613
1,359
100%
Windham
2,136
1,713
100%
Augusta
2,370
1,417
100%
Kennebunk
2,513
1,249
100%
Cape Elizabeth
2,675
912
100%
Waterville
2,389
1,122
100%
Wells
1,832
1,349
100%
Kittery
2,239
844
100%
Yarmouth
2,138
902
100%
Topsham
1,925
1,091
100%
Old Orchrd Bch
1,900
1,039
100%
Freeport
2,034
833
100%
Cumberland
1,792
988
100%
Bath
1,674
647
100%
Winslow
1,220
1,096
100%
Belfast
1,637
664
100%
Brewer
1,064
1,025
100%
Lisbon
1,012
1,050
100%
Gray
1,066
954
100%
Buxton
1,060
946
100%
Ellsworth
1,058
924
100%
Standish
1,073
888
100%
Camden
1,492
422
100%
Hampden
989
903
100%
Eliot
1,120
728
100%
Harpswell
1,257
572
100%
Winthrop
1,022
726
100%
Orono
1,354
332
100%
Caribou
711
974
100%
Oakland
860
818
100%
South Berwick
1,129
547
100%
Rockland
1,179
451
100%
Presque Isle
706
897
100%
Bar Harbor
1,293
303
100%
Poland
747
780
100%
Houlton
783
722
100%
New Gloucester
735
728
100%
Skowhegan
734
724
100%
Old Town
856
584
100%
Turner
598
838
100%
Kennebunkport
941
445
100%
Farmington
853
518
100%
Waterboro
705
662
100%
Bridgton
723
625
100%
Berwick
704
641
100%
North Yarmouth
837
501
100%
North Berwick
717
592
100%
Gardiner
787
498
100%
Raymond
678
605
100%
Waldoboro
684
587
100%
Hermon
490
780
100%
Norway
659
599
100%
Sidney
548
651
100%
Millinocket
657
538
100%
China
588
587
100%
Hollis
607
561
100%
Rockport
775
387
100%
Fairfield
590
566
100%
Monmouth
633
520
100%
Lyman
560
583
100%
Rumford
614
519
100%
Bucksport
572
553
100%
Belgrade
573
527
100%
Durham
528
571
100%
Vassalboro
535
561
100%
Arundel
602
489
100%
Paris
532
558
100%
Boothbay
640
412
100%
Lebanon
501
545
100%
Oxford
418
618
100%
Jay
532
496
100%
Wiscasset
535
483
100%
Greene
371
640
100%
Lincoln
403
585
100%
Orrington
432
551
100%
Woolwich
544
432
100%
Glenburn
429
545
100%
Sabattus
442
522
100%
Hallowell
746
203
100%
Bristol
576
353
100%
Bowdoinham
573
352
100%
Wilton
460
441
100%
Blue Hill
653
246
100%
Alfred
475
416
100%
Dover-Foxcroft
465
423
100%
Naples
414
465
100%
Madison
408
457
100%
Holden
387
474
100%
West Gardiner
370
488
100%
St. George
571
283
100%
Warren
408
446
100%
Bethel
495
337
100%
Winterport
430
402
100%
Richmond
425
400
100%
Madawaska
406
409
100%
Casco
422
388
100%
Dexter
332
475
100%
Fort Kent
440
360
100%
Litchfield
401
399
100%
Damariscotta
520
275
100%
Dixfield
352
406
100%
Limington
381
369
100%
Boothbay Harbor
469
277
100%
Manchester
411
333
100%
Mechanic Falls
317
422
100%
Phippsburg
417
306
100%
Mount Desert
551
169
100%
Minot
286
433
100%
Jefferson
339
370
100%
Lincolnville
488
213
100%
Limerick
381
316
100%
Pittsfield
325
371
100%
Bowdoin
294
401
100%
Readfield
405
284
100%
Farmingdale
400
280
100%
Pittston
317
348
100%
Whitefield
384
280
100%
Fort Fairfield
319
340
100%
Union
351
306
100%
Harrison
345
307
100%
Newcastle
480
169
100%
Clinton
263
382
100%
Calais
345
298
100%
Thomaston
417
223
100%
Orland
344
292
100%
Fryeburg
384
250
100%
Sebago
352
279
100%
West Bath
351
278
100%
Norridgewock
291
330
100%
Benton
268
346
100%
Newport
239
369
100%
Acton
304
299
100%
Nobleboro
343
259
100%
Shapleigh
293
302
100%
Eddington
222
372
100%
Livermore
256
336
100%
Lamoine
331
254
100%
Searsport
325
259
100%
Ogunquit
404
179
100%
Pownal
329
254
100%
Milford
293
283
100%
Carmel
243
332
100%
Southwest Harbor
374
188
100%
Dayton
271
290
100%
Surry
344
209
100%
Corinth
166
381
100%
Deer Isle
372
169
100%
Stockton Springs
323
215
100%
Chelsea
260
268
100%
Levant
159
359
100%
Windsor
210
305
100%
Mexico
287
225
100%
Hope
311
196
100%
Dresden
287
217
100%
Northport
315
186
100%
Dedham
263
231
100%
Hancock
279
213
100%
Livermore Falls
254
238
100%
Greenville
237
251
100%
Gouldsboro
289
197
100%
Otisfield
240
241
100%
Owls Head
282
199
100%
Veazie
292
187
100%
Albion
181
293
100%
Mount Vernon
271
194
100%
Buckfield
198
264
100%
Leeds
197
260
100%
Tremont
299
158
100%
Corinna
168
270
100%
East Millinocket
234
204
100%
Mapleton
149
284
100%
Anson
192
238
100%
Eastport
274
155
100%
Palmyra
152
276
100%
Peru
202
221
100%
Georgetown
281
141
100%
South Thomaston
264
158
100%
St. Albans
145
274
100%
Patten
222
196
100%
West Paris
209
208
100%
Wayne
278
132
100%
Penobscot
243
166
100%
Milo
200
208
100%
Edgecomb
260
146
100%
Randolph
209
197
100%
Washington
228
173
100%
Canaan
170
230
100%
Waterford
219
181
100%
New Sharon
192
206
100%
Sherman
165
232
100%
Lubec
251
144
100%
Appleton
247
145
100%
Newfield
193
195
100%
Parsonsfield
203
183
100%
Newburgh
188
188
100%
Easton
140
226
100%
Denmark
201
164
100%
Machias
185
180
100%
Cushing
196
164
100%
Fayette
183
177
100%
Kingfield
190
170
100%
Brownfield
204
154
100%
Rangeley
162
192
100%
Unity
183
171
100%
Palermo
163
190
100%
Wales
110
243
100%
Woodstock
171
178
100%
Trenton
190
158
100%
Van Buren
202
146
100%
South Bristol
230
117
100%
Brooksville
243
103
100%
Vinalhaven
251
93
100%
Cornish
180
160
100%
Franklin
164
176
100%
Sedgwick
235
104
100%
Searsmont
188
150
100%
Hartland
117
216
100%
Washburn
141
191
100%
Dixmont
146
181
100%
Friendship
155
172
100%
Limestone
149
177
100%
Sullivan
186
139
100%
Castine
230
93
100%
Hebron
159
159
100%
Porter
165
153
100%
Rome
189
126
100%
Brooklin
232
82
100%
Chesterville
162
148
100%
Lovell
188
122
100%
Baldwin
141
167
100%
Bradley
161
144
100%
Mars Hill
100
205
100%
Guilford
121
180
100%
Charleston
92
207
100%
Strong
128
170
100%
East Machias
123
174
100%
Enfield
118
179
100%
Sangerville
125
170
100%
Westport Island
160
133
100%
Swanville
147
143
100%
Hodgdon
92
197
100%
Bremen
188
98
100%
Medway
97
188
100%
Eagle Lake
153
129
100%
Stetson
105
176
100%
Addison
142
137
100%
Southport
160
118
100%
Brownville
133
143
100%
Cornville
124
151
100%
Monroe
150
123
100%
Milbridge
150
122
100%
Woodland
108
164
100%
Hudson
93
178
100%
Kenduskeag
105
165
100%
Alna
183
86
100%
Howland
128
140
100%
Smithfield
119
148
100%
Solon
135
130
100%
Hiram
140
123
100%
Bradford
91
171
100%
Phillips
135
125
100%
Carrabassett Valley
161
98
100%
Etna
102
154
100%
Sumner
122
134
100%
Frenchville
118
135
100%
Andover
119
132
100%
Baileyville
125
125
100%
Montville
160
89
100%
Plymouth
90
158
100%
Liberty
155
92
100%
Steuben
140
107
100%
Morrill
91
155
100%
Stonington
163
82
100%
Greenbush
83
161
100%
Hartford
111
132
100%
Arrowsic
184
58
100%
Cherryfield
114
127
100%
Greenwood
137
104
100%
Chebeague Island
181
60
100%
Burnham
94
146
100%
Brooks
106
129
100%
Exeter
94
139
100%
Saint Agatha
136
97
100%
Garland
104
128
100%
Frankfort
97
133
100%
Ashland
95
132
100%
Troy
105
118
100%
Belmont
124
96
100%
Clifton
95
125
100%
Littleton
87
132
100%
Pembroke
127
92
100%
Canton
86
124
100%
Industry
120
89
100%
Knox
90
119
100%
Island Falls
100
108
100%
Lee
82
123
100%
Jackman
58
146
100%
Princeton
72
132
100%
Islesboro
155
47
100%
Ludlow
109
91
100%
Perry
94
106
100%
New Vineyard
78
120
100%
Embden
91
106
100%
Bingham
95
101
100%
Jonesport
93
102
100%
Monson
72
123
100%
Vienna
115
79
100%
Otis
68
124
100%
Machiasport
102
89
100%
New Portland
103
88
100%
Thorndike
91
97
100%
Parkman
65
121
100%
Freedom
106
79
100%
Harrington
75
110
100%
Mercer
97
87
100%
Winter Harbor
107
76
100%
Harmony
69
112
100%
Eustis
90
88
100%
Stacyville
94
80
100%
Blaine
51
122
100%
Waldo
99
74
100%
Monticello
70
102
100%
Linneus
71
98
100%
Whiting
92
76
100%
Newry
94
73
100%
Weld
79
88
100%
Sebec
64
99
100%
Abbot
48
111
100%
Prospect
90
68
100%
Alton
65
91
100%
Temple
89
65
100%
Somerville
69
83
100%
Oxford Cty Townships
91
61
100%
Detroit
75
75
100%
New Sweden
65
84
100%
New Limerick
49
99
100%
Dennysville
76
70
100%
Bridgewater
54
89
100%
Oakfield
68
75
100%
Mattawamkeag
75
65
100%
Jackson
77
61
100%
Verona Island
79
59
100%
Marshfield
40
97
100%
Mariaville
46
90
100%
Swans Island
68
67
100%
North Haven
110
22
100%
Cambridge
39
92
100%
LaGrange
66
65
100%
Starks
74
57
100%
Chester
38
92
100%
Robbinston
67
63
100%
Danforth
65
64
100%
Ripley
50
77
100%
Jonesboro
65
60
100%
Alexander
58
64
100%
Sorrento
76
46
100%
Westfield
60
61
100%
Columbia Falls
45
70
100%
Roxbury
55
60
100%
Long Island
80
35
100%
Sweden
74
37
100%
Dallas Plt.
62
47
100%
Castle Hill
45
61
100%
Cutler
46
60
100%
Wallagrass
56
49
100%
Lowell
30
74
100%
New Canada
49
54
100%
Penobscot Nation Vot Dst
83
19
100%
Rangeley Plt.
34
66
100%
Carthage
37
61
100%
Mount Chase
46
52
100%
Moscow
43
54
100%
Waltham
35
62
100%
Somerset Cty Townships
44
52
100%
Avon
36
57
100%
Chapman
46
46
100%
Amherst
45
46
100%
Portage Lake
44
47
100%
Indian Township Vtng Dst
82
9
100%
Grand Isle
49
41
100%
Beals
46
42
100%
Hanover
47
40
100%
Columbia
31
55
100%
Perham
27
59
100%
Burlington
31
54
100%
Charlotte
38
47
100%
Stockholm
48
37
100%
Cranberry Isles
66
18
100%
Atkinson
32
51
100%
Stoneham
57
26
100%
Passadumkeag
28
54
100%
Roque Bluffs
51
29
100%
Pleasant Point Votng Dst
65
14
100%
St. Francis
50
29
100%
Stow
52
26
100%
Eastbrook
31
46
100%
Penobscot Cty Townships
38
33
100%
Dyer Brook
26
42
100%
Aroostook Cty Townships
40
28
100%
Springfield
24
42
100%
Weston
26
39
100%
Beaver Cove
24
40
100%
Sandy River Plt.
30
32
100%
Winn
24
37
100%
Masardis
31
28
100%
St. John Plt.
38
21
100%
Winterville Plt.
34
25
100%
Highland Plt.
18
40
100%
Crystal
26
31
100%
Topsfield
15
42
100%
Merrill
22
34
100%
Wade
29
27
100%
Grand Lake Stream Plt
15
40
100%
Byron
18
36
100%
Gilead
29
25
100%
Medford
21
33
100%
Shirley
28
26
100%
Smyrna
29
25
100%
Cary Plt.
17
36
100%
Edinburg
14
39
100%
Meddybemps
16
37
100%
Monhegan Plt.
47
5
100%
Wellington
31
21
100%
Allagash
28
23
100%
Baring Plt.
18
32
100%
Willimantic
17
33
100%
Northfield
23
25
100%
Caswell
23
23
100%
Cooper
27
18
100%
Vanceboro
20
25
100%
Coplin Plt.
21
23
100%
Whitneyville
18
24
100%
Wesley
14
27
100%
Woodville
10
31
100%
Isle Au Haut
36
4
100%
Moose River
10
30
100%
Hamlin
18
21
100%
Crawford
14
24
100%
Reed Plt.
21
17
100%
Aurora
13
22
100%
Matinicus Isle Plt.
23
9
100%
Frye Island
21
11
100%
Westmanland
13
18
100%
Orient
13
17
100%
Cyr Plt.
13
15
100%
Caratunk
10
16
100%
Lakeville
17
9
100%
Beddington
10
15
100%
Garfield Plt.
14
9
100%
Lake View Plt.
8
15
100%
Osborn
7
16
100%
Pleasant Ridge Plt.
7
16
100%
Seboeis Plt.
12
11
100%
West Forks Plt.
11
12
100%
Brighton Plt.
12
10
100%
Great Pond
11
11
100%
Hammond
12
10
100%
Haynesville
8
13
100%
Upton
7
14
100%
Maxfield
5
15
100%
The Forks Plt.
9
11
100%
Waite
9
11
100%
Talmadge
10
9
100%
Deblois
4
13
100%
Lincoln Plt.
8
9
100%
Moro Plt.
0
17
100%
Hersey
3
12
100%
Webster Plt.
12
2
100%
Frenchboro
10
2
100%
Macwahoc Plt.
2
10
100%
Magalloway Plt.
3
7
100%
Nashville Plt.
5
4
100%
Dennistown Plt.
1
6
100%
Kingsbury Plt.
2
1
100%
Amity
0
0
0%
Athens
0
0
0%
Bowerbank
0
0
0%
Carroll Plt.
0
0
0%
Drew Plt.
0
0
0%
Glenwood Plt.
0
0
100%
Oxbow Plt.
0
0
100%
Franklin Cty Townships
0
0
100%
Hancock Cty Townships
0
0
100%
Piscataquis Cty Townshps
0
0
100%
Washington Cty Townships
0
0
100%