A new Maine poll shows former President Donald Trump ahead of President Joe Biden by 6 percentage points if the election were held today, with 30% saying they want another candidate or are undecided.
The 63rd Pan Atlantic Research Omnibus Poll released Monday also asked Mainers how they feel about the economy, who they’ll likely support in Tuesday’s primary and how much they like prominent politicians.
In the Trump v. Biden matchup, Trump earned support from 38% of those polled, followed by Biden at 32%, “another candidate” at 21% and undecided at 9%.
On Tuesday, Mainers will choose between Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the Republican primary. Polling shows Trump leading Haley in Maine 66% to 24%.
The pollster did not release polling results for the Democratic primary in which Biden is being challenged by U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota.
When asked about key issues facing Maine, 68% of respondents cited the cost of living as the top concern, followed by inflation (37%) and high taxes (32%).
All four members of Maine’s congressional delegation earned positive favorability ratings, while Biden has a net negative rating in Maine of -23%.
Sen. Angus King, an independent up for reelection in November, has the highest net favorability rating at +32%, followed by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden at +20%, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree at +19% and Republican Sen. Susan Collins at +6%.
Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat in her second term, has a +14% favorability rating, according to the poll.
In the 2nd Congressional District, where two sitting state representatives will compete in June for the right to take on Golden in November, polling shows most voters have not yet made up their minds.
Fifty-nine percent of Republicans likely to vote in the race say they are undecided, with Rep. Austin Theriault of Fort Kent garnering 28% support and Rep. Mike Soboleski of Phillips at 10%.
The poll results are based on a sample of 791 likely voters with a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points, according to Pan Atlantic. The poll was conducted between Feb. 6-14.