An internal poll from Democratic Rep. Jared Golden’s campaign shows him effectively tied with his likely Republican opponent in a hypothetical matchup in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Golden’s campaign says it’s proof the congressman can win his battleground reelection race next year despite the district’s rightward trend.
A memo accompanying the survey also issued an explicit warning to a potential Democratic primary challenger to Golden, saying only the four-term incumbent can win the conservative-leaning seat.
Golden leads former Republican Gov. Paul LePage 44% to 43%, according to the internal poll shared with NOTUS, with 12% of voters undecided. Golden’s edge is well within the survey’s 4.9% margin of error, a sign of what Democrats expect to be a highly competitive contest.