Same-day events underscore strategic differences in Maine’s pivotal US Senate race

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 1,445

Last Updated: 2 hours, 36 minutes ago

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Troy Jackson fielded questions Tuesday night during his first U.S. Senate campaign town hall from voters who have grown skeptical of the Democratic Party and who feel he is not critical enough of his opponent, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.

“This is what representative government is supposed to be,” Jackson said, standing next to an empty chair he said he saved for Collins at the Franco Center in Lewiston.

Hours earlier, the incumbent Republican …

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