An independent poll of likely Maine voters released Wednesday shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump 50-41%.
Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research released its 64th Omnibus Poll, which surveyed 875 Mainers between Sept. 5 and Sept. 15. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
The pollsters note that the results show public opinion at a certain point in time and “do not seek to project final election results.”
Digging deeper into the results for the Harris v. Trump matchup, the results show Harris ahead of Trump 58% to 32% in the southern and more liberal 1st Congressional District and Trump ahead of Harris in the more rural and conservative 2nd Congressional District, 49-42%.
In the 2nd Congressional District race, Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault of Fort Kent leads incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat, 47% to 44% with 9% undecided.
When it comes to the direction of the state, 44% of Mainers said they feel the state is on the wrong track, compared to 40% who say it is headed in the right direction.
The top issues facing the state are cost of living (67%) and housing (37%). High taxes and inflation tied at 28%.
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In the race for U.S. Senate, independent Angus King enjoys 53% support, followed by Republican Demi Kouzounas at 23%, Democrat David Costello at 8% and independent Jason Cherry at 1%. Sixteen percent say they are undecided.
Likewise, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-1st District) polled at 53%, followed by Republican Ronald Russell at 28% and independent Ethan Alcorn at 4%.
When it comes to the five ballot questions, voters support limiting contributions to certain state-level political action committees (69%) and all three bond questions.
But whether to change the state flag to the pine tree and star design is dividing voters, the poll showed. Forty percent favor the change, 40% oppose it and 20% are undecided.