Troy Jackson nears Maine Democratic Senate nomination to face Collins
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is positioned to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, setting up a race against Republican incumbent Susan Collins. Jackson, a former logger, has consolidated support among party delegates following the withdrawal of other candidates.
Why it matters
This race is a key component of the broader national battle for control of the U.S. Senate in the upcoming midterm elections.
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is on a glide path to replace now ex-candidate Graham Platner as the Democratic Senate nominee in the high-stakes showdown to face off with longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Delegates aligned with Jackson won the vast majority of the 500 slots that were up for grabs on Saturday and Sunday as Maine's 16 counties held two days of delegate selection for next weekend's state Democratic Party nominating convention. And Jackson's top rivals for the nomination backed him after dropping out of the race on Sunday. While the delegates on Jackson's slate are not required to support him at next weekend's convention in Bangor, Maine, he is now considered all but certain to secure the nomination and face off in the midterm elections against Collins in what's expected to be a combative and expensive ballot box battle.
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