by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

Though the Maine Department of the Secretary of State is still validating election results, it appears Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden won last week’s state primary with 34.3 percent of the statewide vote, narrowly edging out Bernie Sanders who received 32.8 percent. Both candidates took home nine Maine delegates, and both held the same positions with Downeast voters. Biden also won in Washington County — 1,054 votes to Sanders’ 851.