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Clinton Mops Up In Maine

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Michael Bastasch DCNF Managing Editor
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won Maine, beating out Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Clinton has only won three of Maine’s four electoral votes. It’s still unclear who won the electoral vote in Maine’s 2nd congressional district.

Clinton led Trump by 4.5 percent going into Tuesday’s race, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. President Obama won all four of Maine’s electoral votes in 2012 against Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

Maine is only one of two states to give congressional districts with their own electoral votes. Nebraska is the only other state to use this method of apportioning electoral votes.

Maine’s coastal 1st district tends to lean liberal, while the rural 2nd district leans more conservative. The RealClearPolitics polling average had Clinton up 9 percentage points going into election day.

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