Maine and Michigan Senate races are neck and neck, CNN polls find

Key Points:

• Senate races in Maine and Michigan are highly competitive with no clear frontrunner, but voter priorities differ: Maine voters focus on negative views of incumbent Susan Collins and Trump, while Michigan voters emphasize candidate issue positions between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and GOP’s Mike Rogers.
• Economic concerns and dissatisfaction with Trump dominate both states, with the economy and cost of living as the top issues; most voters feel worse off than two years ago and view Canadian tariffs negatively.
• In Michigan, El-Sayed and Rogers are nearly tied, with El-Sayed favored by younger, Black, and Democratic voters, while Rogers has strong Republican support; about a quarter of voters remain undecided, especially among young and Black voters.
• Maine’s race is shaped by national politics, with many voters motivated more by opposition to Collins than support for Jackson, and significant dissatisfaction with Collins linked to her stance on Supreme Court decisions like Dobbs.
• Democratic voters in both states show higher motivation to vote than Republicans, reflecting a nationwide midterm trend, and voters in both states prefer Democrats to control the Senate after the election.