Democrat Troy Jackson defeats Susan Collins to win Maine US Senate seat
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Democrat Troy Jackson, 58, won Maine’s US Senate race, defeating five-term Republican incumbent Susan Collins, who had served since 1997, in one of the largest upsets of the 2026 midterms. The lumberjack and former Maine state senate president ended Collins’ nearly three-decade tenure in a closely fought, often rancorous contest marked by corruption claims and clashes over living costs and Collins’ support for Donald Trump, including her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. The win gives Democrats a highly sought Senate pickup this cycle.
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