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AUGUSTA, Maine (Gambling911.com) - Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins pays out $105 for every $100 bet to win the Maine senate race with Democrat Troy Jackson the -135 favorite. Collins payout odds improved by $5 in recent days with a slim shift favoring Jackson (previously listed at -130).
The two candidates have appeared in a series of debates in recent days.
Jackson, a one-time logger and former Maine Senate president, edged Collins 49%-47% in a Suffolk University poll conducted Oct. 8-11 and released on the eve of the final debate. Jackson's two-point edge over Collins among likely voters was well within the survey's margin of error.
Collins is seeking her sixth six-year term in the Maine senate.
Democrats have sought to tie Collins to US President Donald Trump, whose approval rating has hovered in the low 30s in recent weeks.
"That's the choice on this stage — a senator who helps Donald Trump hurt Maine then tells us how concerned she is, or somebody who will stand up against him before another family in Maine has to pay the price," Jackson said during Tuesday's third debate.
Collins warned in a Fox News interview that "Maine voters lose out big time if Troy Jackson were to be elected."
She argued "that her leadership role as Senate Appropriations Committee chair is integral to her ability "to get so much done for the people of Maine." She warned that if Jackson replaced her, "he'll be 100 in seniority, and all of that essential federal funding targeted for the state of Maine, virtually all of it will go away."
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- T C Jackson, Gambling911.com
