2026 forecast
Maine Senate forecast
Troy Jackson vs Susan Collins. The model has Jackson ahead by 3.1 points, winning 74 percent of 10,000 simulated elections.
County simulation
16 countiesD +40R +40Hover a county for the simulated vote
Every simulated outcome
10,000 sims80 percent of simulations fall between D +9.6 and R +3.7. Negative margins are Democratic wins.
Polls of the race
Full average| Pollster | Sample | Age | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| OnPoint average | LOWESS Election Day projection | D +2.0 | |
| Rasmussen Reports | 804 LV | 5d | D +1.5 |
| The Washington Post-Schar School | 800 LV | 8d | D +3.3 |
| Marist College | 1,505 RV | 9d | D +1.3 |
| CBS News/YouGov | 1,144 LV | 12d | R +1.0 |
| Trafalgar Group (R) | 1,091 LV | 12d | D +1.5 |
| Wedgewood Polls | 400 LV | 12d | D +4.7 |
| co/efficient (R) | 1,240 LV | 13d | D +2.1 |
| Maine People's Resource Center (D) | 684 LV | 14d | D +0.7 |
| InsiderAdvantage | 1,200 LV | 20d | D +0.8 |
| Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research for AARP | 982 LV | 21d | D +2.6 |
| New York Times/Siena University | 619 LV | 21d | R +3.4 |
| New York Times/Siena University | 619 LV | 21d | R +3.4 |
| University of New Hampshire | 1,312 LV | 22d | D +4.3 |
| University of New Hampshire | 1,312 LV | 22d | D +4.3 |
| Quantus Insights | 621 LV | 28d | D +0.8 |
| UMass Lowell/YouGov | 650 LV | 29d | D +4.1 |
| Rasmussen Reports (R) | 1,033 LV | 33d | D +2.3 |
| YouGov | 1,335 LV | 35d | D +3.1 |
| SSRS | 880 LV | 37d | D +2.0 |
| Abacus Data | 327 LV | 46d | D +7.5 |
| Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R) | 1,000 RV | 64d | D +0.3 |
| Hart Research (D) | 802 LV | 73d | D +3.1 |
| University of New Hampshire | 1,178 LV | 85d | D +3.3 |
| Z to A Research (D) | 988 LV | 97d | R +2.4 |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | 785 LV | 98d | D +3.7 |
Estimated vote by group
model crosstabs| Group | Share | Jackson | Collins |
|---|---|---|---|
| GenderMen | 45% | 44.7 | 53.3 |
| Women | 55% | 55.3 | 42.7 |
| Age18 to 29 | 13% | 51.9 | 46.1 |
| 30 to 44 | 20% | 49.4 | 48.6 |
| 45 to 64 | 34% | 47.5 | 50.5 |
| 65+ | 34% | 53.8 | 44.3 |
| RaceWhite | 94% | 48.9 | 49.1 |
| Latino | 2% | 68.4 | 29.7 |
| Asian and other | 4% | 74.6 | 23.1 |
| Race and genderWhite men | 41% | 42.5 | 55.6 |
| White women | 52% | 54.1 | 44.0 |
| All other races | 4% | 74.6 | 23.1 |