Live Results: Maine Senate midterm election
Summary
Republican Sen. Susan Collins is seeking a sixth term in Maine against Democrat Troy Jackson, a former state Senate president. Jackson became the Democratic nominee after primary winner Graham Platner left the race following sexual assault allegations; the article does not report election results.Key Facts
- Collins was first elected to the Senate in 1996.
- Collins won reelection by nine points in 2020, although polls had shown her losing.
- Collins is the only Republican senator from a state Vice President Kamala Harris won in the 2024 presidential election.
- Graham Platner won the Democratic primary in June by a large margin.
- Platner left the race about a month after winning the primary, following sexual assault allegations.
- A Democratic party convention selected Troy Jackson as the nominee.
- Jackson is a former logger whose campaign has focused on working-class economic issues.
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