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AARP Poll Shows Troy Jackson Leading Susan Collins 50-47

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC · How we work

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Jackson Leads Poll

Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson leads Republican Senator Susan Collins in an AARP poll.
The poll shows Jackson at 50% and Collins at 47%, a three-point margin.
AARP surveyed 982 likely Maine voters from Sept. 20-22, with a ±3.1-point margin of error.
Collins is 59% favorable and 32% unfavorable, while Jackson is 23% favorable and 60% unfavorable.
Only 3% of respondents remain undecided, the lowest rate among AARP’s battleground Senate races.

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Jackson Leads Poll

Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson leads Republican Senator Susan Collins in an AARP poll.
The poll shows Jackson at 50% and Collins at 47%, a three-point margin.
AARP surveyed 982 likely Maine voters from Sept. 20-22, with a ±3.1-point margin of error.
Collins is 59% favorable and 32% unfavorable, while Jackson is 23% favorable and 60% unfavorable.
Only 3% of respondents remain undecided, the lowest rate among AARP’s battleground Senate races.

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