Sanders takes down Hillary in Lebanon, statewide

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in an easy win in another New England state. (Courtesy photo)

LEBANON - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders won Maine's Democratic presidential caucuses Sunday, beating Hillary Clinton handily in Lebanon and statewide.

Sanders was leading Clinton 64 percent to 36 percent late last night, with 91 percent of the caucus locations reporting, according to a tally from The Associated Press.

In Lebanon Sanders took 51 votes compared to Clinton's 34.

Maine accounts for 30 of the 3,138 delegates nationwide.

"With another double-digit victory, we have now won by wide margins in states from New England to the Rocky Mountains and from the Midwest to the Great Plains," Sanders said in a prepared statement. "This weekend alone we won in Maine, Kansas and Nebraska. The pundits might not like it but the people are making history. We now have the momentum to go all the way to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia."

Democratic officials say some 46,800 people participated in Sunday's caucuses held at more than 400 locations around the state.

The previous record was around 44,000 in 2008.