Democrat Sara Gideon leads GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine's critical Senate race, while Joe Biden holds a commanding double-digit edge over President Donald Trump in a state Trump lost only narrowly four years ago, according to a new poll
Democrat Sara Gideon leads GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine's critical Senate race, while Joe Biden holds a commanding double-digit edge over President Donald Trump in a state Trump lost only narrowly four years ago, according to a new poll released Monday.
Gideon leads Collins 46 percent to 41 percent among likely voters, with only a small percent of voters choosing independent candidates and just 5 percent still undecided, according to theThe poll is consistent with recent surveys showing Gideon with a lead over Collins, the longtime GOP senator seeking a fifth term in the chamber.
The survey also shows a potential boost for Gideon through the state's use of ranked choice voting — a process by which voters rank their by order of preference, and if no candidate receives 50 percent of the vote, the last-place finisher is eliminated and those votes are reallocated to the voters' second choice. After one round of a ranked-choice simulation, Gideon was at 49 percent, compared to 42 percent for Collins.
Collins' image is even in the survey: 45 percent of likely voters have a favorable opinion of her, and the same percent view the senator unfavorably. Gideon's image is positive: 56 percent of voters view her favorably, and 37 percent view her unfavorably.
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