Collins and Jackson tied at 49% in Maine as early voters break toward the Democrat

Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson are tied at 49% each in a new Fox News poll of Maine's U.S. Senate race, with Election Day on Nov. 3.

Collins is seeking a sixth term. Jackson, a former logger, is a past president of the Maine Senate, according to The Associated Press.

Who is already voting

About one in five Maine voters in the survey said they had already cast a ballot, and that group favors Jackson by 40 points, according to Fox News. Voters who plan to vote on Election Day favor Collins by 12.

Fox News noted that Collins is the only Republican senator on the ballot this year in a state President Donald Trump lost in 2024. In the same poll, 37% of Maine voters approve of Trump's job performance and 62% disapprove. Asked which party they want running the Senate, 53% chose Democrats and 45% Republicans.

The rest of the ballot

The poll of 1,689 registered voters, including 1,514 likely voters, was taken Oct. 16 to 20 by Beacon Research and Shaw & Company Research. Fox News reported a margin of error of plus or minus 2 points for registered voters and 2.5 points for likely voters.

A sharp final debate

The candidates met for their last debate on Oct. 15 in Bangor. After a protester interrupted Collins and she suggested the person backed her rival, Jackson told her to "shut up," the AP reported. Jackson later said he did not regret the remark. The protester told The New York Times there had been no coordination with Jackson's campaign, according to the AP.