Politics · United States · 2 hrs ago
Polls show close Senate races in Maine and Kansas
CNN polls show tight Senate races in Maine and Kansas just days before the election.
In Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson has 49% support to Republican Sen.
Susan Collins’s 45%, though some voters may still change their minds.
Jackson is challenging Collins, whose record and choices are central to the race.
The Kansas poll also shows a narrow Democratic lead, but the advantage is within the margin of error, and the report gives no candidate figures.
Neither contest has a clear polling lead, so the results could matter in the fight for Senate control.
Democrats need to gain four seats to reach a 51-seat majority.
The election will decide whether either party gains ground, but the polls do not determine the outcome.
A CNN poll found Democratic candidates narrowly ahead in the Maine and Kansas Senate races, with both leads within the margin of error.
In Maine, Troy Jackson led Republican Senator Susan Collins, 49% to 45%, in the poll reported by Fox News.
At least 12.5% of Maine voters said they could still change their minds.
Democrats need to flip four Senate seats to gain a 51-seat majority, according to Fox News.
The midterm election is scheduled for November 3, 2026.
- Who
- Democratic candidates Troy Jackson and the unnamed Kansas Democratic candidate, and Republican candidates Susan Collins and the unnamed Kansas Republican candidate.
- What
- A CNN poll found Democrats narrowly ahead in the Maine and Kansas Senate races, with both leads within the margin of error.
- When
- The poll results were reported on October 29, 2026, a few days before the November 3 midterm election.
- Where
- Maine and Kansas.
- Why
- Democrats need to gain four Senate seats to take a 51-seat majority.
Troy Jackson
Susan Collins
Poll standing
Troy Jackson
Jackson led 49% to 45% in the CNN poll reported by Fox News.
Susan Collins
Collins trailed Jackson 45% to 49%.
Voter support
Troy Jackson
At least 12.5% of voters said they could still change their minds.
Susan Collins
Forty-six percent of respondents said Collins would choose her constituents over the Republican Party.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned for Troy Jackson at an event in Portland, Maine.
CNN/SSRS poll results were reported showing Democrats narrowly ahead in the Kansas and Maine Senate races.
The US midterm election is scheduled to take place.
- Maine poll
- Troy Jackson 49%; Susan Collins 45%
- Maine voters
- At least 12.5% said they could still change their minds.
- Senate majority
- Democrats need to flip four seats for a 51-seat majority.
- Election date
- November 3, 2026
- Maine campaign event
- Portland, Maine, on October 22
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What people are saying
We've got a Senate race to win here. We've got a logger that we are hoping to send to the United States Senate to fight for working people, higher wages and our healthcare