United States
Maine Senate polls 2026
Senate election 3 Nov 2026, in 3 days.
Troy Jackson leads the polling average with 49.3%, 2.9 points ahead of Susan Collins.
Also polled: Governor election.
Average
Updated 34 minutes ago
Trend
Troy JacksonSusan Collins
Stances
Troy JacksonSusan Collins
Immigration
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Abortion
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology1 unplaced
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- Troy Jackson: 1 of 10 Says he would 'abolish [ICE] altogether', calling it a rogue agency
- Susan Collins: 5 of 10 Cosponsored Laken Riley Act detention; earlier backed Dreamers path with $25 billion border security
Economy
- Troy Jackson: 7.5 of 10 Supports Medicare for All, bars private equity from buying starter homes, surcharge on million-dollar vacation homes
- Susan Collins: 3.5 of 10 Voted for 2017 tax cuts but against final 2025 Republican budget law over Medicaid cuts
Christian identity
- Troy Jackson: 2 of 10 Raised Catholic but dropped faith-based abortion stance; no faith-in-law proposals
- Susan Collins: 4 of 10 Moderate Republican record; opposed religious tests in immigration
Abortion
- Troy Jackson: 1 of 10 Helped pass 2023 Maine law allowing abortion at any stage if doctor deems necessary; codify nationally
- Susan Collins: 2.5 of 10 Pro-choice Republican; backed bill to codify Roe-era rights, opposed 20-week ban
Marriage & family
- Troy Jackson: 2 of 10 Voted for conversion therapy ban; 100% Equality Maine rating; pledges stronger LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws
- Susan Collins: 3.5 of 10 Voted for Respect for Marriage Act; backed limiting transgender athletes in girls' sports
National culture
- Troy Jackson: 3 of 10 Labour populist who fought Canadian H-2 guest loggers on wage grounds; no heritage or language agenda
- Susan Collins: 4.5 of 10 Centrist record; no heritage or national-identity agenda
Subsidiarity
- Troy Jackson: 4.5 of 10 Backs tribal sovereignty commission but wants federal codification of abortion rights
- Susan Collins: 5 of 10 Defends Maine state laws against federal preemption; status-quo record
Technology
- Susan Collins: 6 of 10 Voted for Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act and to strip federal AI-law moratorium (99-1)