22:34 pm

Based on the results already in and the demographics of the precincts still to report, The Maine Campus is saying Question 1 has passed.

21:43 pm

Couples comfort each other here at the No on 1 campaign party. Defeat seems to have been accepted by some same-sex marriage supporters here.

21:35 pm

No on 1 has said it will keep counting, but Yes on 1 has just declared victory.

21:16 pm

The margin has been widening steadily — Yes on 1 now has 52.34 percent.

21:04 pm

Now that the guest speakers at the No on 1 party have finished the crowd has died down. There are still several hundred people here, however.

20:34 pm

Brian Souchet for Yes on 1: The legislature has spoken, and now it’s time for the people of Maine to speak.

20:18 pm

With 58 percent of precincts reporting, it’s Yes: 51.29 percent No: 48.71 percent

20:18 pm

Scott Fish, communications director for Stand for Marriage Maine, says that more rural counties — which haven’t been reported yet — will go yes.

20:16 pm

Same-sex marriage supporters eagerly await further election results here in Portland. The sequence of speeches and cheering has died down for the moment.

20:11 pm

There haven’t been any new numbers coming in a for a while. At the Yes on 1 party, people are watching television and cheering when Yes on 1 reps come on.

20:00 pm

The AP has called Question 4 (TABOR) as no and Question 6 (a bond issue) as Yes.

19:41 pm

Portland’s mayor just announced the city’s numbers: 7,248, yes, 19,975, no. The no number was greeted with defeaning applause.

19:39 pm

The AP has projected that Question 2 — the excise tax decrease — has been voted down.

19:37 pm

The mood in Portland is more optimistic now as Yes on 1 is up for the first time of the night.

19:22 pm

Yes on 1 has pulled ahead for the first time of the night, with 50.51 percent of the vote.

19:10 pm

Governor John Baldacci is here at the No on 1 campaign and is currently speaking to reporters.

19:06 pm

Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said earlier today turnout was much higher than expected. He had initially projected 35 percent turnout, but after visiting precincts today raised that projection to 50 percent.

19:04 pm

Libby Mitchell, president of the Maine state Senate spoke to the No on 1 crowd just now. She said, “We will win today, and even if we don’t we will win tomorrow.” No on 1 currently leads with 56,659 votes.

18:55 pm

You can see a live stream of the Yes on 1 party in Portland at http://mainecampus.com/live

18:55 pm

Every few minutes the Yes on 1 crowd in Brewer starts chanting “Yes on 1.”

18:54 pm

The results from the entire town of Orono, including UMaine, are:

1
yes – 1147
no – 3129

2
yes – 1239
no – 2850

3
yes – 1536
no – 2412

4
yes – 1023
no – 2989

5
yes – 2905
no – 1317

6
yes – 3055
no – 925

7
yes – 2146
no – 1715

There was 54 percent turnout this year in Orono.

18:39 pm

A spokesperson for Yes on 1 just told reporters they are very optimistic about the numbers coming in. He said, county by county, Yes on 1 is ahead of its projections.

18:05 pm

UMaine’s results in full:

Results (including early votes):

1,346 ballots cast (will count some by hand)

#1:
Yes – 245
No – 1058
Blank – 43

#2:
Yes -527
No – 669
Blank – 150

#3:
Yes – 556
No – 594
Blank – 196

#4:
Yes – 308
No – 862
Blank – 176

#5:
Yes – 975
No – 305
Blank – 66

#6:
Yes – 856
No – 288
Blank – 202

#7:
Yes – 622
No – 492
Blank – 232

18:02 pm

No on 1 is in the lead so far with 14,988 votes. The No on 1 crowd is cheering with each new update.

17:36 pm

The results of the election on campus are as follows: Yes on 1 – 245, No on 1- 1058

17:35 pm

The polls have closed and results are starting to trickle in. Right now No on 1 is up with 2087 votes (63 percent) to 1235 (37 percent)

17:05 pm

Dylan Riley, news editor, is at the No on 1 party at the Holiday Inn in Portland, and William P. Davis, editor in chief, is at the Yes on 1 Eastland Park Hotel in Portland. We’ll keep you updated with the results throughout the night.

15:19 pm

Mary Bonauto from the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders just gave a welcoming speech to the crowd. She said, “When so many can put themselves into the shoes of their gay and lesbian neighbors, as is happening here in Maine, then the future is bright.” The No on 1 campaign party is now being broadcast live on national television.