That's a staggering number from the Bangor Daily News for an off-year election. My first impulse is to disbelieve it. The marriage results, by the way, remain neck and neck.
[Update: and yes, that number has now disappeared from the site. But the turnout does appear very strong.]
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/11/81-percent-turnout-in-maine/194502/
