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Senate · Maine Senate

Platner vs Collins

General election · primary Jun 9 · general Nov 3, 2026

Dem Graham Platner (D)
Challenger
Raised $21.05M
VS
Rep Susan Collins (R)
Incumbent
Raised $18.93M

The money

FEC, through the most recent reports
Raised, whole field
$53.13M
14 candidates
Outside spending
$3.07M
first arrived Jul 10
Against Democrats
$1.36M
of that total
For Democrats
$1.71M
of that total

Polling

12 polls of the current matchup
Average of the last three non-partisan polls
Platner 47.7 Collins 47.3 D+0.3
PollsterDatesSample Platner CollinsMargin
Public Policy Polling (D)Partisan Jul 7 785 LV 42.0 47.0 R+5
Tavern Research (D)Partisan Jul 6 1,074 LV 52.0 48.0 D+4
Wedgewood Polls Jul 6 405 LV 46.0 50.0 R+4
Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R)Partisan Jun 27 1,003 RV 47.0 50.0 R+3
The New York Times / Portland Press Herald / Siena University Jun 26 608 LV 49.0 47.0 D+2
Wick (R)/ 2WAY Jun 14 1,008 LV 48.0 45.0 D+3
Quantus Insights (R)Partisan Jun 11 870 LV 46.0 45.0 D+1
Tavern Research (D)Partisan Jun 8 1,642 LV 51.0 49.0 D+2
The Public Sentiment Institute Jun 8 497 LV 43.0 44.0 R+1
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R)Partisan Jun 3 800 LV 46.0 46.0 Even
Public Policy Polling (D)Partisan Jun 3 670 RV 49.0 45.0 D+4
UMass Lowell / YouGov May 26 650 LV 48.0 43.0 D+5
Partisan polls are sponsored by a campaign, party or aligned group and are marked. They are shown because they are part of the record, not because they carry the same weight.

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