Overview
- Platner holds a 64% to 26% advantage over Gov. Janet Mills among likely Democratic primary voters, with favorability at 71% for Platner versus 51% for Mills.
- In hypothetical general-election matchups, Platner leads Sen. Susan Collins 49% to 38%, while a Mills–Collins race is essentially tied at 41% to 40%.
- Independents favor Platner over Collins 47% to 38%, but prefer Collins over Mills 35% to 29%, with more independents undecided if Mills is the nominee.
- The University of New Hampshire Pine Tree State Poll was conducted Feb. 12–16 with about 1,120 Maine residents, including 478 Democrats, and carries a ±2.9% margin of error.
- With the June 9 primary approaching, the race is set for heavy spending after the Senate Leadership Fund pledged at least $42 million to support Collins.