New poll shows 2018 race for Maine governor in virtual dead heat
Source: Portland Press Herald
Republican Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills are in a dead heat in the Maine governor’s election, according to a new poll by Suffolk University in Boston.
In the race for the U.S. Senate, incumbent Angus King, an independent, holds a commanding lead, with 52 percent saying they would vote for him if the election were held today, while 25 percent said they would vote for the Republican challenger, state Sen. Eric Brakey, and 9 percent would vote for the Democrat, Zak Ringlestein.
The Suffolk poll also found that the biggest issue for respondents in deciding who to vote for as governor is health care, with 28 percent ranking that as their top concern. The economy was a close second, with 26 percent saying that was the issue that mattered most to them. Education and taxes trailed as the top issue, with 11 percent each. Only 4 percent said the state’s ongoing opioid crisis, which claimed 418 lives in 2017, was an issue for them in picking the next governor.
On other issues, the poll found that 51 percent support Question 1, a ballot measure that would create a universal home care program for the elderly by adding a 3.8 percent tax on household incomes above the amount subject to Social Security taxes, which is $128,400 in the year 2018. Thirty-four percent oppose the question and 14 percent are undecided.
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