I just spoke with Jeremy DaRos of RageAgainstTheRight.com who is attending the No On One Maine party in Portland at the Holiday Inn.  Attendees are cautiously optimistic as numbers are slowly working their way in.  Because Maine precincts are small, Jeremy tells us we can expect faster results than most states with large metropolitan city centers.

Currently, preliminary results are showing an 80% or more lead for the No On One campaign over those that oppose the same-sex measure.  Jeremy reminds us using a sports analogy nearly lost on this sissy-blogger that it’s as if your favorite team scored a field goal in the first minute of the game and you expect them to win.

You can follow Jeremy DaRos on twitter, @DividedSky1976, as he will be updating live and bookmark this page as updates will be provided as I follow-up with Jeremy periodically throughout the night.

*** UPDATE ***

9:20PM ET – 52.49% in favor of keeping the same sex marriage law to 47.51% in favor of discriminating with 14% reporting.

9:33PM ET – South Portland 64% No to H8 v. 36% in favor of discriminating – thank you S. Portland!

10:05PM ET – Margin narrows with 22% of precints reporting: 50.62% NO – 49.38% yes.

10:30pm ET – 50.1% No, 49.9% Yes with 32% reporting.

10:35pm ET – 51.2% No, 48.8% Yes with 32% reporting.

10:42pm ET – 51.0% No, 49.0% Yes with 33% reporting.

10:44pm ET – 50.6% No, 49.4% Yes with 34% reporting.

10:46pm ET – Split 50/50 with a slight no lead of 37 votes with 37% reporting.

10:49pm ET – 50.2% No, 49.8% Yes with 38% reporting.

11:01pm ET – 50.1% No, 49.9% Yes with 44% reporting.

11:07pm ET – 50.4% Yes, 49.6% No with 49% reporting.

11:09pm ET – 50.3% Yes, 49.7% No with 51% reporting.

11:15pm ET – 51% Yes, 49% No with 56% reporting.

11:20pm ET – 51.5% Yes, 48.5% No with 59% reporting.

11:24pm ET – 51.6% Yes, 48.4% No with 59% reporting.

11:34pm ET – 51.1% Yes, 48.5% No with 65% reporting.

10:52pm ET – 51.8% Yes, 48.2% No with 69% reporting.

10:58pm ET – 51.8% Yes, 48.2% No with 71% reporting.

11:04pm ET – 51.9% Yes, 48.1% No with 74% reporting.

11:07pm ET – 52.1% Yes, 47.9% No with 75% reporting.

11:14pm ET – 52.1% Yes, 47.9% No with 75% reporting.

11:21pm ET – 52.4% Yes, 47.6% No with 79% reporting.

11:36pm ET – 52.4% Yes, 47.6% No with 82% reporting.

11:49pm ET – 52.6% Yes, 47.4% No with 84% reporting.

1:00am ET – 52.7% Yes, 47.3% No with 86% reporting.

New York Times has called the victory for the Yes On 1 Campaign overturning the rights of taxpaying U.S. citizens.

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