Maine Question 3 — Expand Gun Background Checks — Results: Rejected
| Answer | Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes Yes | 366,770 | 48.2% | |
| No No | 394,157 | 51.8% |
760,927 votes, 100% reporting (589 of 589 precincts)
Voters rejected Question 3 — Expand Gun Background Checks — in Maine on Tuesday. The measure called for tighter regulation of gun purchases by extending the requirement for background checks to include most private sales of guns.
Below are detailed results for the question. View other Maine election results on our full Maine results page.
Leader
No
Yes
Tied
| Vote by town | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Portland |
33,478
|
8,108
|
| Lewiston |
9,339
|
7,699
|
| Bangor |
8,558
|
7,111
|
| South Portland |
10,790
|
4,040
|
| Scarborough |
8,260
|
4,505
|
| Brunswick |
8,654
|
4,089
|
| Auburn |
5,975
|
5,883
|
| Saco |
6,815
|
4,097
|
| Sanford |
5,174
|
5,009
|
| Biddeford |
6,265
|
3,880
|
| Windham |
4,705
|
5,329
|
| Westbrook |
6,059
|
3,783
|
| Gorham |
5,532
|
4,295
|
| Augusta |
4,349
|
4,591
|
| York |
6,480
|
2,398
|
| Falmouth |
5,900
|
2,222
|
| Kennebunk |
5,192
|
2,258
|
| Waterville |
4,273
|
2,987
|
| Wells |
4,081
|
2,641
|
| Cape Elizabeth |
5,105
|
1,424
|
| Topsham |
3,379
|
2,648
|
| Yarmouth |
4,147
|
1,522
|
| Kittery |
4,112
|
1,528
|
| Freeport |
3,592
|
1,952
|
| Old Orchrd Bch |
3,626
|
1,905
|
| Standish |
2,257
|
3,256
|
| Orono |
3,523
|
1,977
|
| Cumberland |
3,761
|
1,727
|
| Brewer |
2,204
|
3,016
|
| Lisbon |
1,826
|
3,072
|
| Gray |
2,099
|
2,796
|
| Buxton |
1,941
|
2,938
|
| Bath |
2,825
|
1,932
|
| Hampden |
2,000
|
2,466
|
| Ellsworth |
1,811
|
2,521
|
| Winslow |
1,831
|
2,498
|
| Presque Isle |
1,698
|
2,620
|
| Eliot |
2,751
|
1,564
|
| South Berwick |
2,577
|
1,565
|
| Skowhegan |
1,375
|
2,668
|
| Caribou |
1,700
|
2,332
|
| Waterboro |
1,447
|
2,520
|
| Old Town |
1,802
|
2,151
|
| Farmington |
1,714
|
2,221
|
| Berwick |
1,960
|
1,964
|
| Belfast |
2,199
|
1,685
|
| Winthrop |
1,631
|
2,005
|
| Rockland |
2,093
|
1,478
|
| Hermon |
1,134
|
2,420
|
| Oakland |
1,380
|
2,154
|
| Harpswell |
2,028
|
1,429
|
| Camden |
2,483
|
906
|
| Turner |
1,049
|
2,312
|
| New Gloucester |
1,351
|
1,998
|
| Fairfield |
1,099
|
2,241
|
| Poland |
1,227
|
2,045
|
| Bar Harbor |
2,314
|
869
|
| Lebanon |
1,185
|
1,992
|
| Gardiner |
1,365
|
1,707
|
| Bridgton |
1,298
|
1,687
|
| Rumford |
1,034
|
1,861
|
| Raymond |
1,274
|
1,607
|
| North Berwick |
1,303
|
1,561
|
| Sabattus |
960
|
1,842
|
| Waldoboro |
1,051
|
1,698
|
| Paris |
984
|
1,733
|
| Houlton |
874
|
1,837
|
| Norway |
1,034
|
1,627
|
| Sidney |
857
|
1,791
|
| North Yarmouth |
1,580
|
1,060
|
| Bucksport |
848
|
1,782
|
| Hollis |
1,011
|
1,600
|
| Durham |
949
|
1,646
|
| Greene |
836
|
1,749
|
| Jay |
858
|
1,726
|
| Glenburn |
858
|
1,725
|
| Lyman |
1,061
|
1,505
|
| Arundel |
1,211
|
1,299
|
| Lincoln |
624
|
1,872
|
| China |
804
|
1,686
|
| Kennebunkport |
1,705
|
773
|
| Vassalboro |
756
|
1,685
|
| Orrington |
810
|
1,580
|
| Monmouth |
823
|
1,565
|
| Rockport |
1,472
|
853
|
| Naples |
882
|
1,439
|
| Madison |
645
|
1,641
|
| Millinocket |
820
|
1,421
|
| Oxford |
645
|
1,572
|
| Wiscasset |
865
|
1,350
|
| Winterport |
796
|
1,416
|
| Wilton |
727
|
1,478
|
| West Gardiner |
709
|
1,492
|
| Madawaska |
1,058
|
1,102
|
| Dover-Foxcroft |
707
|
1,451
|
| Warren |
742
|
1,399
|
| Casco |
826
|
1,306
|
| Fort Kent |
996
|
1,130
|
| Boothbay |
931
|
1,154
|
| Limington |
639
|
1,438
|
| Litchfield |
651
|
1,415
|
| Belgrade |
757
|
1,271
|
| Holden |
701
|
1,327
|
| Woolwich |
806
|
1,188
|
| Pittsfield |
662
|
1,291
|
| Richmond |
690
|
1,234
|
| Bristol |
932
|
943
|
| Bowdoinham |
848
|
1,022
|
| Alfred |
886
|
961
|
| Norridgewock |
496
|
1,323
|
| Blue Hill |
1,002
|
810
|
| Fryeburg |
813
|
986
|
| Dexter |
528
|
1,255
|
| Milford |
600
|
1,178
|
| Bowdoin |
576
|
1,179
|
| Newport |
560
|
1,175
|
| Pittston |
521
|
1,179
|
| Bethel |
730
|
964
|
| Farmingdale |
773
|
921
|
| Clinton |
400
|
1,278
|
| Minot |
604
|
1,070
|
| Fort Fairfield |
590
|
1,083
|
| St. George |
877
|
789
|
| Limerick |
644
|
1,020
|
| Readfield |
778
|
880
|
| Manchester |
756
|
898
|
| Hallowell |
1,113
|
513
|
| Carmel |
386
|
1,235
|
| Jefferson |
490
|
1,112
|
| Mechanic Falls |
543
|
1,025
|
| Shapleigh |
575
|
982
|
| Levant |
382
|
1,173
|
| Searsport |
639
|
911
|
| Lincolnville |
810
|
739
|
| Benton |
422
|
1,126
|
| Corinth |
307
|
1,212
|
| Chelsea |
443
|
1,069
|
| Thomaston |
771
|
729
|
| Acton |
626
|
861
|
| Harrison |
536
|
946
|
| Livermore Falls |
444
|
1,029
|
| Calais |
563
|
908
|
| Phippsburg |
639
|
793
|
| Mount Desert |
941
|
478
|
| Whitefield |
480
|
937
|
| Orland |
461
|
932
|
| Boothbay Harbor |
785
|
591
|
| Windsor |
310
|
1,064
|
| Union |
550
|
809
|
| Damariscotta |
804
|
552
|
| Mexico |
426
|
925
|
| Eddington |
415
|
936
|
| Livermore |
395
|
927
|
| Hancock |
498
|
818
|
| Leeds |
342
|
948
|
| Dixfield |
335
|
942
|
| Dayton |
491
|
771
|
| Newcastle |
736
|
523
|
| West Bath |
620
|
620
|
| Deer Isle |
622
|
597
|
| Milo |
336
|
876
|
| Anson |
286
|
883
|
| Nobleboro |
506
|
662
|
| Veazie |
584
|
572
|
| Albion |
267
|
887
|
| St. Albans |
229
|
920
|
| Corinna |
267
|
881
|
| Canaan |
269
|
872
|
| Mapleton |
293
|
845
|
| Sebago |
391
|
739
|
| Southwest Harbor |
659
|
465
|
| Greenville |
355
|
761
|
| Buckfield |
292
|
810
|
| Lamoine |
490
|
610
|
| Dedham |
380
|
710
|
| Otisfield |
394
|
691
|
| Pownal |
543
|
541
|
| Dresden |
401
|
680
|
| Palmyra |
228
|
838
|
| Unity |
392
|
665
|
| Mount Vernon |
415
|
634
|
| Hope |
505
|
536
|
| Northport |
505
|
525
|
| Gouldsboro |
415
|
610
|
| Owl's Head |
515
|
509
|
| Stockton Springs |
398
|
620
|
| Parsonsfield |
346
|
667
|
| Surry |
451
|
550
|
| West Paris |
284
|
714
|
| Machias |
395
|
594
|
| Randolph |
422
|
563
|
| Peru |
220
|
747
|
| Van Buren |
488
|
474
|
| Newburgh |
275
|
686
|
| Washington |
263
|
675
|
| New Sharon |
230
|
707
|
| Waterford |
327
|
607
|
| Tremont |
491
|
442
|
| East Millinocket |
326
|
594
|
| Baldwin |
249
|
665
|
| South Thomaston |
465
|
441
|
| Ogunquit |
717
|
188
|
| Wales |
237
|
648
|
| Cushing |
368
|
501
|
| Brownfield |
320
|
549
|
| Newfield |
277
|
592
|
| Hartland |
181
|
687
|
| Palermo |
258
|
609
|
| Trenton |
334
|
529
|
| Appleton |
332
|
530
|
| Hiram |
276
|
573
|
| Enfield |
229
|
618
|
| Washburn |
279
|
568
|
| Searsmont |
299
|
545
|
| Bradley |
261
|
568
|
| Cornish |
287
|
542
|
| Porter |
218
|
597
|
| Edgecomb |
423
|
389
|
| Wayne |
379
|
427
|
| Penobscot |
361
|
442
|
| Lubec |
338
|
465
|
| Kingfield |
243
|
558
|
| Limestone |
325
|
474
|
| Franklin |
281
|
518
|
| Eastport |
416
|
376
|
| Swanville |
254
|
533
|
| Fayette |
290
|
491
|
| Strong |
204
|
573
|
| Vinalhaven |
451
|
324
|
| Woodstock |
237
|
531
|
| Mars Hill |
212
|
553
|
| Georgetown |
390
|
374
|
| Sedgwick |
340
|
413
|
| Hudson |
146
|
604
|
| Friendship |
256
|
494
|
| Hebron |
227
|
522
|
| Denmark |
284
|
459
|
| Dixmont |
185
|
557
|
| Kenduskeag |
161
|
579
|
| Rangeley |
277
|
460
|
| Chesterville |
178
|
559
|
| Medway |
151
|
585
|
| Plymouth |
148
|
586
|
| Stetson |
181
|
545
|
| Sangerville |
178
|
547
|
| Charleston |
142
|
573
|
| Cornville |
178
|
536
|
| East Machias |
197
|
511
|
| Brownville |
175
|
530
|
| Lovell |
319
|
386
|
| Greenbush |
151
|
552
|
| Baileyville |
155
|
547
|
| Guilford |
169
|
525
|
| Milbridge |
289
|
398
|
| Hodgdon |
122
|
561
|
| Howland |
199
|
482
|
| Jonesport |
216
|
463
|
| Addison |
184
|
490
|
| Easton |
173
|
501
|
| Bradford |
124
|
549
|
| Woodland |
181
|
492
|
| Frankfort |
160
|
507
|
| Sullivan |
260
|
405
|
| Burnham |
179
|
483
|
| Hartford |
156
|
495
|
| Brooksville |
348
|
299
|
| Etna |
155
|
489
|
| Montville |
241
|
403
|
| Cherryfield |
193
|
449
|
| Sherman |
116
|
524
|
| Phillips |
178
|
461
|
| Steuben |
212
|
414
|
| South Bristol |
313
|
309
|
| Frenchville |
247
|
369
|
| Smithfield |
176
|
432
|
| Rome |
232
|
373
|
| Solon |
155
|
448
|
| Ashland |
150
|
452
|
| Stonington |
290
|
305
|
| Castine |
333
|
259
|
| Saint Agatha |
236
|
342
|
| Brooks |
168
|
405
|
| Garland |
119
|
454
|
| Brooklin |
334
|
236
|
| Belmont |
183
|
386
|
| Troy |
172
|
395
|
| Monroe |
186
|
371
|
| Liberty |
214
|
342
|
| Sumner |
141
|
415
|
| Exeter |
128
|
418
|
| Jackman |
94
|
448
|
| Andover |
130
|
410
|
| Morrill |
153
|
385
|
| Bingham |
132
|
404
|
| Canton |
132
|
397
|
| Embden |
134
|
394
|
| Lee |
104
|
423
|
| Clifton |
153
|
362
|
| Bremen |
272
|
241
|
| Westport |
243
|
269
|
| Princeton |
87
|
419
|
| Patten |
133
|
365
|
| Harrington |
125
|
373
|
| Littleton |
119
|
378
|
| Machiasport |
168
|
328
|
| Athens |
94
|
401
|
| Pembroke |
158
|
334
|
| Parkman |
108
|
383
|
| Harmony |
102
|
388
|
| Waldo |
141
|
342
|
| Linneus |
90
|
388
|
| Alna |
249
|
228
|
| Monson |
112
|
361
|
| Alton |
107
|
365
|
| Carrabassett Valley |
260
|
210
|
| Greenwood |
178
|
290
|
| Industry |
129
|
338
|
| Perry |
149
|
318
|
| New Portland |
100
|
361
|
| Eagle Lake |
198
|
261
|
| Knox |
98
|
356
|
| Penobscot Cty Townships |
94
|
359
|
| New Vineyard |
116
|
330
|
| Otis |
113
|
328
|
| Thorndike |
142
|
294
|
| Freedom |
144
|
289
|
| Southport |
231
|
194
|
| Islesboro |
259
|
164
|
| Monticello |
71
|
349
|
| Mercer |
109
|
311
|
| Prospect |
105
|
313
|
| Eustis |
110
|
306
|
| Island Falls |
111
|
299
|
| Detroit |
98
|
310
|
| Abbot |
71
|
330
|
| Oxford Cty Townships |
118
|
279
|
| Blaine |
74
|
321
|
| Sebec |
75
|
317
|
| Vienna |
152
|
239
|
| Oakfield |
88
|
293
|
| New Sweden |
147
|
224
|
| LaGrange |
94
|
272
|
| Danforth |
69
|
294
|
| Starks |
100
|
253
|
| Arrowsic |
229
|
119
|
| Somerville |
89
|
256
|
| Mattawamkeag |
77
|
267
|
| New Limerick |
91
|
253
|
| Jonesboro |
102
|
237
|
| Dennysville |
77
|
260
|
| Whiting |
118
|
215
|
| Jackson |
98
|
232
|
| Temple |
105
|
222
|
| Chester |
62
|
261
|
| Robbinston |
106
|
216
|
| Chebeague Island |
240
|
80
|
| Marshfield |
86
|
227
|
| Bridgewater |
75
|
236
|
| Verona |
94
|
217
|
| Alexander |
69
|
240
|
| Winter Harbor |
127
|
172
|
| Columbia Falls |
69
|
230
|
| Wallagrass |
135
|
161
|
| North Haven |
161
|
134
|
| Cutler |
76
|
218
|
| Mariaville |
84
|
207
|
| Carthage |
69
|
215
|
| Weld |
82
|
201
|
| New Canada |
125
|
157
|
| Beals |
102
|
178
|
| Penobscot Nation Vot Dst |
155
|
125
|
| Newry |
134
|
142
|
| Indian Township Vtng Dst |
96
|
178
|
| Chapman |
64
|
210
|
| Ripley |
58
|
209
|
| Cambridge |
53
|
213
|
| Moscow |
45
|
214
|
| Westfield |
78
|
180
|
| Portage Lake |
69
|
187
|
| Sweden |
112
|
142
|
| Swan's Island |
96
|
156
|
| Roxbury |
51
|
198
|
| Pleasant Point Votng Dst |
121
|
126
|
| Avon |
49
|
197
|
| St. Francis |
90
|
154
|
| Eastbrook |
42
|
196
|
| Ludlow |
48
|
184
|
| Castle Hill |
67
|
163
|
| Lowell |
57
|
173
|
| Grand Isle |
82
|
146
|
| Somerset Cty Townships |
60
|
165
|
| Stow |
77
|
147
|
| Passadumkeag |
38
|
183
|
| Columbia |
30
|
190
|
| Aroostook Cty Townships |
76
|
139
|
| Stacyville |
40
|
170
|
| Waltham |
31
|
178
|
| Sorrento |
87
|
119
|
| Dallas Plt. |
70
|
134
|
| Perham |
49
|
154
|
| Winn |
29
|
170
|
| Burlington |
29
|
161
|
| Hanover |
73
|
115
|
| Atkinson |
40
|
145
|
| Weston |
46
|
136
|
| Charlotte |
43
|
139
|
| Long Island |
127
|
46
|
| Roque Bluffs |
84
|
89
|
| Springfield |
25
|
148
|
| Stoneham |
64
|
108
|
| Amherst |
40
|
129
|
| St. John Plt. |
72
|
91
|
| Allagash |
61
|
99
|
| Rangeley Plt. |
52
|
107
|
| Stockholm |
47
|
107
|
| Smyrna |
37
|
115
|
| Medford |
27
|
124
|
| Cranberry Isles |
98
|
53
|
| Dyer Brook |
27
|
121
|
| Crystal |
37
|
111
|
| Shirley |
33
|
114
|
| Caswell |
49
|
97
|
| Wade |
38
|
108
|
| Merrill |
36
|
100
|
| Winterville Plt. |
48
|
85
|
| Woodville |
12
|
118
|
| Masardis |
19
|
110
|
| Baring Plt. |
46
|
80
|
| Amity |
20
|
103
|
| Topsfield |
20
|
101
|
| Wellington |
30
|
90
|
| Moose River |
6
|
113
|
| Cary Plt. |
21
|
97
|
| Highland Plt. |
27
|
91
|
| Gilead |
41
|
75
|
| Whitneyville |
21
|
94
|
| Mount Chase |
18
|
88
|
| Northfield |
28
|
78
|
| Meddybemps |
23
|
81
|
| Hamlin |
29
|
72
|
| Coplin Plt. |
31
|
70
|
| Grand Lake Stream Plt |
21
|
79
|
| Beaver Cove |
33
|
67
|
| Cooper |
22
|
73
|
| Carroll Plt. |
16
|
78
|
| Bowerbank |
24
|
69
|
| Vanceboro |
24
|
69
|
| Sandy River Plt. |
37
|
55
|
| Orient |
18
|
71
|
| Willimantic |
16
|
72
|
| Byron |
12
|
73
|
| Wesley |
15
|
67
|
| Reed Plt. |
18
|
61
|
| Frye Island |
51
|
25
|
| Edinburg |
12
|
63
|
| Aurora |
17
|
58
|
| Lake View Plt. |
18
|
54
|
| Crawford |
17
|
53
|
| Piscataquis Cty Townshps |
10
|
58
|
| Washington Cty Townships |
12
|
53
|
| Isle Au Haut |
36
|
29
|
| Franklin Cty Townships |
22
|
41
|
| Monhegan Plt. |
50
|
9
|
| Upton |
9
|
48
|
| Lakeville |
14
|
42
|
| Maxfield |
10
|
46
|
| Cyr Plt. |
12
|
40
|
| Matinicus Isle Plt. |
33
|
18
|
| Pleasant Ridge Plt. |
7
|
44
|
| Garfield Plt. |
9
|
42
|
| Hammond |
11
|
39
|
| Waite |
10
|
40
|
| Haynesville |
6
|
44
|
| Caratunk |
14
|
36
|
| Brighton Plt. |
8
|
41
|
| West Forks Plt. |
5
|
44
|
| Westmanland |
17
|
31
|
| Macwahoc Plt. |
3
|
41
|
| The Forks Plt. |
4
|
40
|
| Osborn |
9
|
32
|
| Talmadge |
6
|
34
|
| Great Pond |
15
|
25
|
| Deblois |
6
|
33
|
| Oxbow Plt. |
5
|
32
|
| Beddington |
9
|
28
|
| Hancock Cty Townships |
9
|
28
|
| Seboeis Plt. |
11
|
24
|
| Hersey |
2
|
32
|
| Webster Plt. |
8
|
24
|
| Frenchboro |
9
|
23
|
| Moro Plt. |
5
|
22
|
| Dennistown Plt. |
4
|
22
|
| Lincoln Plt. |
7
|
18
|
| Drew Plt. |
1
|
23
|
| Nashville Plt. |
8
|
12
|
| Kingsbury Plt. |
3
|
16
|
| Magalloway Plt. |
1
|
17
|
| Glenwood Plt. |
0
|
2
|