Maine Senate Race Shifts as Troy Jackson Replaces Graham Platner
The campaign is targeting women voters with a new coalition and abortion-focused attacks as Jackson trails Collins in fundraising.
- On Wednesday, Troy Jackson's campaign announced a "Women for Troy" coalition of hundreds from all 16 counties to consolidate female support as Democrats pursue the pivotal Maine Senate race.
- Democrats are centering the election on reproductive rights, highlighting Susan Collins's vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh four years earlier, who joined the majority opinion in the 2022 Dobbs decision that fundamentally altered the electoral landscape.
- Following his late July nomination, Jackson launched a disciplined anti-Collins strategy to address intraparty turmoil; Jordan Wood, one of his former rivals, said Jackson has done a good job addressing the issue and giving voice to the "betrayal" many Maine Democrats felt.
- While Jackson raised $2 million in two days post-nomination, he faces a significant fundraising gap against Susan Collins, who held an $11 million war chest, as a super PAC continues running ads highlighting his past ties to Graham Platner.
- GOP strategist Lance Dutson argues that Susan Collins's relationship with Trump in a state that has rejected him three times is far more important to the race than candidate-level controversies, though Collins recently warned his latest tariffs on Canadian imports would increase costs for Maine families.
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‘Maine has been through a lot’: Democrats sharpen pitch to women after turmoil in must-win Senate race
A month after he became the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, Troy Jackson is ramping up his appeals to women and voters who care about abortion rights, looking to sharpen a contrast with Republican Sen. Susan Collins that has long been at the center of the race.
Fox News: Dem who urged scandal-plagued candidate to quit now mourns his downfall in pivotal Maine race
Dem who urged scandal-plagued candidate to quit now mourns his downfall in pivotal Maine raceAlex Miller and Paul SteinhauserFox NewsAugust 25, 2026 Maine’s newly anointed Democratic Senate nominee wished “nothing would have happened” to his predecessor, Graham Platner, whose campaign was torpedoed by sexual assault allegations last month. Troy Jackson, a former logger and Maine State Senate president, slid into the role as Democratic nominee af…
Dem who urged scandal-plagued candidate to quit now mourns his downfall in pivotal Maine race
Troy Jackson, Maine's new Democratic nominee for Senate, says he wished "nothing would have happened" to Graham Platner, whose campaign ended amid sexual assault allegations.
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