Maine Democrats officially select Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner
- On Saturday, delegates at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor elected Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, securing 566 of 571 votes cast at the convention.
- The special nominating convention followed primary winner Graham Platner's July 8 withdrawal after sexual assault allegations surfaced, forcing the Maine Democratic Party to urgently select a replacement candidate.
- Delegates from all 16 Maine counties participated in the vote after the initial 13-candidate field narrowed to just Jackson and Saundra Pelletier, consolidating progressive support behind Jackson.
- Jackson now prepares to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in the Nov. 3 general election, positioning Maine as a top Democratic pickup opportunity in the Senate race.
- Maine GOP Chairman Jim Deyermond criticized the nomination process, alleging independent voters were "completely shunned," while Jackson's campaign reported raising $1 million since his re-launch.
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Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday and will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the chamber. Jackson replaces Graham Platner, who won the Democratic primary in June but withdrew from the race earlier this month following an allegation of sexual assault that Platner has denied. Maine Democrats met Saturda…
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Jackson, a former state Senate president, is the Democrats’ replacement nominee after Graham Platner dropped out following sexual assault allegations. Maine Democrats selected former state Senate President Troy Jackson on July 25 as their party’s nominee to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Jackson succeeded Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee at the Maine Democrats’ […] The post Democrats Pick Troy Jackson to Challenge Sen…
Maine Democrats choose new nominee to face Susan Collins
BANGOR, Maine — Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday and will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the chamber.
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