Troy Jackson on track to replace Platner as Democratic Senate nominee in Maine
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Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, here at a rally in Portland on May 1, appears poised to clinch the Democratic nomination for Senate. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
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Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson speaks at a demonstration Tuesday outside a federal immigration office in Scarborough after a man was fatally shot by an ICE agent. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
Maine Democratic Senate candidates Nirav Shah, Shenna Bellows, Jordan Wood and Troy Jackson discuss which ideas from Graham Platner's platform they would use if they are chosen as the nominee.
Former public health official Nirav Shah and former Maine state Sen. Troy Jackson solidified their status as the top two contenders in the Senate race for Maine during their first debate since former Democratic nominee Graham Platner dropped out of the race last week.
Former Maine state Sen. Troy Jackson emerged as the front-runner for the Maine Democratic Senate nomination on Sunday after securing the backing of a majority of state delegates ahead of next weekend’s state convention.
Troy Jackson, a progressive, has built a clear edge in Maine’s abbreviated nomination process to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic Senate nominee after he dropped out this month under pressure from party leaders.
Troy Jackson, a former senior state lawmaker, is on track to secure the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Maine, replacing Graham Platner, a progressive favorite who was pushed out of the race amid sexual assault allegations. Of the roughly 430…
Troy Jackson, a former state legislator, moved into a strong position to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine after several of his opponents dropped out Sunday. The quick change in the landscape of the race came on a weekend when party committees across the sta…
WISCASSET, Maine -- As thousands of Democrats gathered in meetings across Maine this weekend to take the first step to replace Graham Platner as their Senate nominee, former state Senate president Troy Jackson sprinted to a lead so formidable that two of his top rivals dropped out of the race.
The crowded Maine Senate race to replace Graham Platner has narrowed as Democrats rallied around former state Senate President Troy Jackson in the leadup to the party's nominating convention on Saturday.
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Top candidates in the Maine Democrats' caucuses to replace disgraced oyster farmer Graham Platner are bowing out of the race to make room for former logger Troy Jackson to claim the nod.
(The Center Square) — Troy Jackson has enough support to win the Democratic Party's nomination in the U.S. Senate race, after picking up a majority of delegates ahead of next weekend's special convention.
Democrats are rallying around former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (D) in the quest to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall after Graham Platner's embattled campaign crashed, burned and ended.
Troy Jackson is likely to be Democratic nominee after Platner ended Senate bid amid sexual assault allegations Troy Jackson – a logger, longtime legislator and former president of the Maine senate – is now poised to become the Democratic nominee in Maine’s US Senate race.
Troy Jackson is all but certain to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee after rival candidates dropped out and his supporters swept delegate elections, effectively turning the party’s open nominating process for Maine Senate into a near-coronation.
Troy Jackson, a former Maine lawmaker and fifth-generation logger from the North Maine Woods, has emerged as the likely new replacement for the state’s Democratic Senate nominee after former candidate Graham Platner quit the high-stakes race less than two weeks ago.
One candidate has emerged as the apparent victor in Maine’s scramble to replace former Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner — but unfortunately, his politics don’t appear to be any less radical than those of his predecessor.
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, here at a rally in Portland on May 1, appears poised to clinch the Democratic nomination for Senate. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
Former state Sen. Troy Jackson (D-Maine) has emerged as the frontrunner for Democrats in the Maine Senate race. Jackson has received endorsements from challengers Dan Kleban and former CDC Director Nirav Shah, who both dropped out of the race on Sunday.
