Days before primary, Jackson and Shah spar over outsider attack ads, abortion views

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 1,030

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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After months of mostly avoiding direct attacks, Democratic gubernatorial candidates Troy Jackson and Nirav Shah spent Thursday denouncing a pair of outside attack ads, though largely standing by the criticisms those ads raised about their opponent.

Both ads were paid for by out-of-state political groups that have committed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Democratic primary.

At back-to-back press conferences, Jackson and Shah denounced the negative turn the race has taken while making it …

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