Democratic Governor John Baldacci continues to tread water when voters compare him to possible Republican opponents. But no Republican candidate is a political powerhouse either in this Democrat-leaning state.

Former Congressman Dave Emery leads the governor 39% to 37%. In the January Rasmussen Reports Election Poll in Maine, Emery led 42% to 39%.

Governor Baldacci now attracts greatest support when pitted against State Senator Chandler Woodcock. He leads Woodcock 40% to 35%, a ten-point surge for the governor since our last poll.

But State Senator Peter Mills has also surged, so that he is now neck-and-neck with the incumbent, 39% to 38%. In January, Baldacci led Mills 37% to 31%.

Governor Baldacci is viewed favorably by 39%, unfavorably by 50%. Forty-four percent (44%) approve of the job he's doing, 56% disapprove.

At most a third of voters view each Republican candidate favorably, and no more than a quarter view any of them unfavorably. Half or so are not yet sure what they think of the Republicans. By contrast, only ten percent are "not sure" what they think of Baldacci personally and only one percent are "not sure" about the job he's doing.

U.S. Senator Olympia Snow, a Republican, seems set to glide to reelection, with 63% saying they would vote for her in an election held today, versus 21% who prefer an unnamed Democrat.

A plurality of Maine voters trust the congressional Democrats more than President Bush on both Iraq and the economy. Congressional Democrats have the edge here by a much wider margin than we've seen in other state polls.

Visit our Election Polls page to see a summary of our latest state-by state polling. Rasmussen Reports is polling every Senate and Governors' race at least once a month this year.

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