Maine Ballot Question 2: Expand Medicaid Eligibility
Source: The New York Times
Voters in Maine will decide on Tuesday whether 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.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maine-ballot-measure-medicaid-expansion
ANSWER VOTES PCT.
Yes
61,324 57.7%
No
44,953 42.3
32% reporting (188 of 584 precincts)
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ANSWER VOTES PCT.
Yes
69,760 58.0%
No
50,442 42.0
