Jackson Wins Maine Dem Nod to Challenge Collins
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- Troy Jackson clinched the Democratic nomination for Maine's U.S. Senate seat on Saturday, becoming the party's challenger to incumbent Sen. Susan Collins
- Maine Democrats voted 566-5 to install Jackson at the top of the ticket, a near-unanimous endorsement of the late-cycle switch
- Graham Platner withdrew his bid earlier this month, clearing the path for Jackson's elevation to the Senate race
- Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, now faces a confirmed Democratic opponent less than three months before the general election
Why it matters: Democrats swapped their candidate late in the cycle and still unified behind Jackson by a 566-5 margin, showing no internal friction heading into a race against one of the Senate's longest-serving Republican incumbents.
