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Maine Democrats choose new nominee to face Susan Collins

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BANGOR, Maine — Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday and will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the chamber.

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  1. Winchester Star

    Maine Democrats are meeting to pick a new Senate nominee to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins (opens Winchester Star)

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    Maine Democrats are meeting to pick a candidate to face longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins after Graham Platner dropped out of the race. Democrats' support has coalesced around former Senate President Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger from rural northern Maine.…

  2. The Columbian

    Maine Democrats choose new nominee to face Susan Collins (opens The Columbian)

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    BANGOR, Maine — Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday and will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the chamber.

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