Fox News reported that Susan Collins and Troy Jackson are deadlocked at 49% in the Maine Senate race, in a Fox News poll report that describes the contest as a "nail-biter."
The same Fox News report said Trump's job approval in Maine sits 25 points underwater. The summary provided does not include the poll's sample size, margin of error, or the dates it was conducted, so those details cannot be reported from it.
PBS NewsHour reported that the race is one of the most closely watched Senate contests in the country. Its summary describes five-term Republican Susan Collins as facing a "tough challenge" from Democrat Troy Jackson, a former logger and state legislator, in a PBS NewsHour report on the Collins-Jackson race.
According to PBS NewsHour, the race is rated a toss-up, with both parties fighting for a seat that could determine control of the Senate. The summary says Lisa Desjardins reports from Maine but does not name the organization that assigned the rating or identify any specific town.
The two accounts differ in focus. Fox News's summary centers on poll figures showing a tie, while the PBS NewsHour title indicates its report covers what Maine voters are saying. The summary provided for that report includes no voter statements, so this account cannot characterize them. Neither summary indicates how the poll figures or the toss-up rating were compiled.
Sources: Fox News: Fox News Poll: Nail-biter in Maine Senate race; PBS NewsHour: What Maine voters are saying about the Collins-Jackson Senate race.