AUGUSTA – Yet another poll has been released showing Maine’s race for governor is very tight, but Republican Paul LePage remains on top.
LePage received support from about 33 percent of respondents and Democrat Libby Mitchell from about 28 percent, in the latest poll – this one released by Pan Atlantic SMS Group of Portland.
The poll shows independent candidate Eliot Cutler receiving support from about 14 percent of respondents, independent candidate Shawn Moody from about 5 percent of respondents and independent Kevin Scott from less than one percent.
About 500 likely Maine voters were surveyed between Oct. 11 and Oct. 15 by live interviewers. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percent.
The Pan Atlantic SMS Group poll was not paid for by any campaign, nor has the pollster worked or volunteered for any of the campaigns included in the poll.
The new independently conducted poll stands in sharp contrast to one the Cutler camp released on Monday, showing their candidate with 26 percent support, which was also inconsistent with other recent polling. The Maine Poll conducted by Critical Insights for MaineToday Media showed Cutler with support from about 11 percent of respondents.
The Pan Atlantic SMS Group poll also showed 20 percent of voters are undecided in the gubernatorial race.
The poll also shows U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, an incumbent Democrat, with support from about 49 percent of respondents in the 1st Congressional District and her Republican challenger Dean Scontras with support from about 33 percent. About 18 percent said they were undecided.
In Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, also an incumbent Democrat, is leading Republican candidate Jason Levesque, 49 percent to 30 percent. About 22 percent of respondents in the 2nd District said they were undecided.
On the citizen’s initiative to allow a casino in Oxford County, about 49 percent of likely voters said they support the effort and about 45 percent said they oppose it. About six percent of respondents said they were undecided, according to the poll.
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