Troy Jackson's chances of beating Susan Collins—what final Maine polls show

Newsweek · Hugh Cameron · 2026-11-03 10:00 UTC

While Jackson holds leads in several polls, Collins has defied comparable disadvantages in past races.

The final polls coming out of the Maine Senate Race have shown the Democrat Troy Jackson with a notable lead over his Republican rival, incumbent Senator Susan Collins.

Jackson held a 6-point advantage in the latest survey from the New York Times and Siena University, while leading Collins by 9 points and 5 points in polls from the University of New Hampshire and YouGov, respectively.

Monday also saw the release of a survey from AtlasIntel, which put this advantage at 9 points. Collins did lead 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent in an Emerson College poll conducted October 31 to November 1 among 600 likely voters, though this was within its margin of error.

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