2026 forecast
Maine Senate forecast
Troy Jackson vs Susan Collins. The model has Jackson ahead by 4.0 points, winning 79 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 +10.6 and R +2.8. Negative margins are Democratic wins.
Polls of the race
Full average| Pollster | Sample | Age | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| OnPoint average | LOWESS Election Day projection | D +2.3 | |
| The Washington Post | 800 LV | 4d | D +3.3 |
| Marist College | 1,505 RV | 5d | D +1.3 |
| CBS News/YouGov | 1,144 LV | 8d | R +1.0 |
| Trafalgar Group (R) | 1,091 LV | 8d | D +1.7 |
| Wedgewood Polls | 400 LV | 8d | D +5.2 |
| co/efficient (R) | 1,240 LV | 9d | D +2.0 |
| Maine People's Resource Center (D) | 684 LV | 10d | D +0.8 |
| InsiderAdvantage | 1,200 LV | 16d | D +0.8 |
| Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research for AARP | 982 LV | 17d | D +2.6 |
| New York Times/Siena University | 619 LV | 17d | R +3.3 |
| University of New Hampshire | 1,312 LV | 18d | D +4.3 |
| Quantus Insights | 621 LV | 24d | D +0.7 |
| UMass Lowell/YouGov | 650 LV | 25d | D +4.1 |
| Rasmussen Reports (R) | 1,033 LV | 29d | D +2.1 |
| YouGov | 1,335 LV | 31d | D +3.1 |
| SSRS | 880 LV | 33d | D +2.0 |
| Abacus Data | 327 LV | 42d | D +7.5 |
| Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R) | 1,000 RV | 60d | D +0.3 |
| Hart Research (D) | 802 LV | 69d | D +3.1 |
| University of New Hampshire | 1,178 LV | 81d | D +3.3 |
| Z to A Research (D) | 988 LV | 93d | R +1.9 |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | 785 LV | 94d | D +3.8 |
| Wedgewood Polls (D) | 405 LV | 95d | D +4.8 |
Estimated vote by group
model crosstabs| Group | Share | Jackson | Collins |
|---|---|---|---|
| GenderMen | 45% | 45.1 | 52.8 |
| Women | 55% | 55.7 | 42.2 |
| Age18 to 29 | 13% | 52.4 | 45.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 20% | 49.9 | 48.1 |
| 45 to 64 | 34% | 48.0 | 50.0 |
| 65+ | 34% | 54.2 | 43.8 |
| RaceWhite | 94% | 49.4 | 48.6 |
| Latino | 2% | 68.7 | 29.3 |
| Asian and other | 4% | 75.0 | 22.6 |
| Race and genderWhite men | 41% | 42.9 | 55.1 |
| White women | 52% | 54.5 | 43.5 |
| All other races | 4% | 75.0 | 22.6 |