BANGOR (AP) — The Maine GOP say it made a mistake in counting the votes for national delegates and that state Rep. Ellie Espling of New Gloucester will be going to Cleveland instead of Joshua Dunlap of Scarborough.
Dunlap discovered the tabulation error following the 1st Congressional District caucus Saturday at the state convention in Bangor. But the delegate swap doesn’t tip the scale of support for any particular candidate. Espling, like Dunlap, supports GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz.
At least 19 of 23 delegates Maine is sending to the national convention are Cruz supporters. There are two Trump supporters and two delegates are undecided.
The level of support could become a factor at a contested convention. Delegates are bound for the first vote. After that, they can vote for whomever they choose.
The Times Record Sustaining Sponsor
We believe a community must be informed to thrive. bowdoin.edu
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less