New Maine Senate Poll Shows Susan Collins Slipping as Midterms Loom

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By Anna CommanderNews Editor0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The 2026 Maine U.S. The result follows a June survey from the pollster showing Collins with 50 percent compared to embattled former Democratic nominee Graham Platner's 47 percent. He became the party's nominee after Platner withdrew, and Jackson brings a distinctly Maine political background to the contest.

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▪By Anna CommanderNews Editor0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The 2026 Maine U.S.
▪The result follows a June survey from the pollster showing Collins with 50 percent compared to embattled former Democratic nominee Graham Platner's 47 percent.
▪He became the party's nominee after Platner withdrew, and Jackson brings a distinctly Maine political background to the contest.

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By Anna CommanderNews Editor0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The 2026 Maine U.S. Senate race is becoming increasingly competitive, with a new Fox News poll showing Democratic candidate Troy Jackson holding a narrow lead over incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins.The poll, conducted August 6-10, found Jackson ahead of Collins with 48 percent to 46 percent, putting the race within the poll's 3 percent margin of error and underscoring how closely contested the election could be. The result follows a June survey from the pollster showing Collins with 50 percent compared to embattled former Democratic nominee Graham Platner's 47 percent.

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