2026 Maine Senate
Margin = Troy Jackson − Susan Collins. 26 polls from 23 pollsters. Consensus as of Oct 14, 2026: D+2.2(95% band R+0.7 to D+5.0).
Polls and consensus
Individual poll (click to open source)Consensus, house effects removed95% band
How each pollster compares in this race
Average distance of each pollster's polls from the consensus of all other polls at the same time. The overall house effect is that pollster's lean across every race we track.
| Pollster | Polls here | Avg. vs consensus here | Overall house effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times/Siena | 1 | R+5.3 | R+0.2 |
| co/efficient | 1 | R+4.1 | R+3.6 |
| Z to A Research | 1 | R+3.4 | D+0.6 |
| Quantus Insights | 1 | R+3.0 | R+1.6 |
| Trafalgar Group | 1 | R+2.1 | R+1.5 |
| CBS News/YouGov | 1 | R+2.1 | D+0.4 |
| InsiderAdvantage | 2 | R+1.2 | R+0.9 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 2 | R+0.8 | R+0.2 |
| Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) | 1 | R+0.6 | D+0.6 |
| Suffolk University | 1 | R+0.1 | D+1.1 |
| Maine People's Resource Center | 1 | R+0.1 | D+0.2 |
| CNN/SSRS | 1 | D+0.2 | D+0.8 |
| Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research | 1 | D+0.8 | D+0.8 |
| University of New Hampshire Survey Center | 2 | D+1.1 | R+0.2 |
| YouGov | 1 | D+1.2 | D+0.3 |
| Hart Research Associates | 1 | D+1.5 | D+1.2 |
| Marist Poll | 1 | D+1.9 | D+2.4 |
| Wedgewood Polls | 1 | D+1.9 | Even |
| UMass Amherst/YouGov | 1 | D+2.2 | D+0.1 |
| UMass Lowell/YouGov | 1 | D+2.2 | R+0.7 |
| Public Policy Polling | 1 | D+2.6 | D+0.4 |
| Washington Post/George Mason University | 1 | D+2.9 | D+1.8 |
| Abacus Data | 1 | D+6.2 | D+0.8 |
All polls
| Field dates | Pollster | Sample | Result | House-effect adjusted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026 | InsiderAdvantage R | 1,200 LV | D+2.0 | D+3.2 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026 | Suffolk University | 500 LV | D+2.0 | D+0.9 | release via wikipedia |
| Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 8, 2026 | Rasmussen Reports R | 804 LV | D+2.0 | D+2.5 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 30, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026 | Washington Post/George Mason University | 800 LV | D+5.0 | D+3.3 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026 | Marist Poll | 1,505 RV | D+4.0 | D+1.6 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 29, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026 | Trafalgar Group R | 1,091 LV | Even | D+1.7 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 27, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026 | Wedgewood Polls | 400 LV | D+4.0 | D+4.1 | release via votehub |
| Sep 23, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026 | CBS News/YouGov | 1,136 LV | Even | R+0.3 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 | co/efficient R | 1,240 LV | R+2.0 | D+1.7 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026 | Maine People's Resource Center | 684 LV | D+2.0 | D+1.9 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026 | InsiderAdvantage R | 1,200 LV | Even | D+1.2 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 20, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026 | Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research D | 982 LV | D+3.0 | D+2.1 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 15, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026 | The New York Times/Siena | 619 LV | R+3.0 | R+2.7 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 21, 2026 | University of New Hampshire Survey Center | 1,312 LV | D+4.0 | D+4.3 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 14, 2026 – Sep 15, 2026 | Quantus Insights R | 621 LV | R+0.7 | D+1.6 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Aug 28, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026 | UMass Lowell/YouGov | 650 LV | D+5.0 | D+5.8 | release via votehub |
| Aug 28, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026 | UMass Amherst/YouGov | 650 LV | D+5.0 | D+5.0 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026 | Rasmussen Reports R | 1,033 LV | D+1.0 | D+1.5 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026 | YouGov | 1,335 LV | D+4.0 | D+3.9 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026 | CNN/SSRS | 880 LV | D+3.0 | D+2.3 | release via wikipedia |
| Aug 26, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 | Abacus Data | 327 LV | D+9.0 | D+8.3 | release via wikipedia |
| Aug 6, 2026 – Aug 10, 2026 | Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R | 1,000 RV | D+2.0 | D+1.5 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Jul 27, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026 | Hart Research Associates D | 802 LV | D+4.0 | D+2.9 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Jul 15, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026 | University of New Hampshire Survey Center | 1,178 LV | D+3.0 | D+3.4 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Jul 7, 2026 – Jul 8, 2026 | Z to A Research D | 988 LV | R+1.0 | R+1.5 | release via wikipedia |
| Jul 7, 2026 – Jul 7, 2026 | Public Policy Polling D | 785 LV | D+5.0 | D+4.6 | release via wikipedia |