WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Sen. John Kerry swept to victory in Maine, nailing down his third caucus triumph in two days.
The Massachusetts senator galloped to victory with 45 percent of the vote, a full 19 points ahead of former Vermont governor Howard Dean in second place with 26.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio came in third with 15 percent and Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina trailed in single digits in fourth place with only 9 percent. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark melted down in fifth with only 4 percent.
Kerry's landslide Maine victory came the day after similarly one-sided sweeps in populous Michigan in the Midwest and in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest. He has now won decisive primary or caucus victories everywhere except the South.
