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Troy Jackson gains momentum to replace Platner as Democrats’ Senate candidate in Maine
Jackson’s campaign said 481 of 500 county delegates backed him, leaving him poised to face Republican Susan Collins in November.
- Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson secured majority delegate support over the weekend, positioning him to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate at the July 25 convention in Bangor.
- Following primary winner Graham Platner's withdrawal earlier this month after sexual assault allegations, which he denied, Maine Democrats faced a compressed 12-day timeline to identify a replacement nominee.
- Jackson's campaign amassed 456 of 500 elected delegate slots through targeted slate organization. "The last seven or eight days, people just crushed it," Jackson said of his organizing effort.
- Top rivals including Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former Maine CDC director Nirav Shah suspended their campaigns on Sunday, urging Democrats to unite against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
- Delegates will cast paper ballots at the July 25 convention in Bangor to formally select the nominee, as Jackson prepares for a general election matchup against Collins in November.
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