Election 2026 Maine Senate
A delegate cheers for Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.
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Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson has secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday. He will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the Senate. 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. Platner’s exit forced Democrats to quickly come up with a never-before-used process to choose a new nominee, which involved more than 600 delegates from across the state gathering in Bangor, about 130 miles (209.21 kilometers) north of Portland, to vote on a new nominee. Jackson won the support of a majority of delegates to clinch the nomination.
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