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CNN poll: Democrats lead in Texas and Michigan Senate races, Maine and Kansas toss-ups

A new CNN survey shows Abdul El-Sayed and Texas Democrats ahead, while Susan Collins and Troy Jackson remain locked in a dead heat in Maine.

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What to know

  • A new CNN poll shows Democrats leading in Texas and Michigan Senate races, with tight contests in Maine and Kansas.
  • In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed leads Mike Rogers 49%-42%, up from a 47%-44% edge in a September CNN poll.
  • In Maine, Troy Jackson leads Susan Collins 49%-45%, though over 12% of voters say they could still change their minds.
  • Democrats need to flip four Senate seats to secure a 51-seat majority independent of the vice presidential tiebreaker.

“You'll lose big time”

Susan Collins, Republican Senator, Maine · Fox News ↗ · Oct 28

Susan CollinsSusan Collins Republican U.S. Senator from Maine, incumbentTroy JacksonTroy Jackson Democratic Senate candidate in MaineAbdul El-SayedAbdul El-Sayed Democratic Senate candidate in MichiganMike Rogers Republican Senate candidate in Michigan, former U.S. Representative

CNN poll: Democrats lead in Texas and Michigan Senate races, Maine and Kansas toss-ups
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  1. 4

    Maine and Kansas Senate races remain neck and neck

    The same CNN poll found Maine's race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson extremely tight (49%-45% for Jackson, with over 12% still persuadable) and Kansas similarly close, even as Democrats extended leads in Texas and Michigan.

    “100th in seniority…”
    — Susan Collins, Republican Senator, Maine · source
    1. 6 outlets Democrats open leads in four key Senate battlegrounds, CNN polls find

      first by USA Today, 9d ago · also Washington Examiner, Hindustan Times, MassLive, PennLive, Yahoo

      4 more headlines
    2. 2 outlets Democrats Lead in Four Key Senate Races

      first by Political Wire, 10d ago · also Newsweek

      1 more headline
    2 more claims →

    • Democrats are ahead of Republicans in almost all of the seven battleground states that will determine which party controls the Senate, according to the final set of polls from The New York Times and Siena University before the midterm elections.

      @nytimesX6d ago3.9k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 14 posts in this stretch

    • I don't trust the polls. They were wrong in the past. I don't trust people's understanding of the polls, they are always wrong. Most polls have a margin of error somewhere around 4 points. Most of the 'too close to call' races are at or under 4 points when you average the polls. The polls (on average) are telling us very clearly, that Senate…

      RupeThereItIsr/politics5d agoview on r/politics ↗
    • vij@sfba.social

      T•••• reenacting another round of fellatio will def turn this around for the crook he calls ugly and dumb https://www. cnn.com/2026/10/29/politics/cn n-polls-michigan-maine-texas-kansas-senate-races-midterms-vis

      vij@sfba.socialMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  2. 3

    New CNN poll shows Democrats leading in Texas, Michigan

    CNN released a new poll showing 49% of Michigan respondents backing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed versus 42% for Republican Mike Rogers, and Democrats also leading in the Texas Senate race.

    1. 3 outlets first by NewsMax.com, 10d ago · also Fox News, The Hill · read ↗

    2. 3 outlets Democrats edge out Republicans in 7 heated Senate races: NYT polls

      first by The Hill, 6d ago · also Anadolu Agency, The Guardian

      2 more headlines
    1 more claim →
  3. 2

    Collins touts seniority, warns against electing Jackson

    In a Fox News Digital interview, Susan Collins highlighted her ability to bring federal funding to Maine and warned that Troy Jackson would start with no clout in the Senate.

  4. 1

    Collins and Jackson debate at Husson University

    Maine Senate rivals Susan Collins and Troy Jackson met in a debate at Husson University in Bangor, days ahead of the new polling release.

    • peterbakernyt.bsky.social

      South Carolina Senate race turns into a nail biter as a new @nytimes.com @sienaresearch.bsky.social poll shows Graham and Andrews tied at 48% each. By contrast, neither Minnesota nor Florida looks likely to flip.

      peterbakernyt.bsky.socialBluesky11d ago80▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • CNN poll: Democrat Senate candidates take the lead in Texas and Michigan https://www. cnn.com/politics/video/michiga n-texas-maine-kansas-poll-midterms-behind-the-scenes-vod?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Politics @ politics-thenewsdesk

      thenewsdesk@flipboard.comMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • CNN@c.im

      # CNN # News Democrats in striking distance: New CNN polls in four states highlight party’s path to Senate majority

      CNN@c.imMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  5. background

    Earlier CNN poll shows tighter Michigan Senate race — A CNN poll from early September had Democrat Abdul El-Sayed at 47% to Republican Mike Rogers' 44% in the Michigan Senate race, a narrower margin than the latest survey.

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  1. 4 outlets Final 2026 Midterm Polls: Democrats Lead Key Senate Races In Last New York Times Poll

    first by Forbes, 7d ago · also Hopium Chronicles, NYT, Newsweek

    4 more headlines
  2. 3 outlets Who will win the Senate? New poll shows Dems with a chance to flip it.

    first by Cleveland.com, 9d ago · also MassLive, PennLive

  3. 2 outlets New polls suggest surprising Democratic gains in red-state Senate races

    first by PBS, 10d ago · also PBS NewsHour

  4. 2 outlets Democrats hold narrow polling lead in Senate with one week to go before midterms

    first by Yahoo, 12d ago · also The Center for Politics at UVA

    1 more headline
  5. 2 outlets What Our Three New Senate Polls Are Saying About the State of the Midterms

    first by New York Times, 11d ago · also NYT

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What people are saying 10 voices from 3 sites · best of 19 · verbatim