Politics● Elevated2h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 5:49 AM
Troy Jackson defeats GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, padding Democrats’ majority
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NBC News projects that Jackson, who became the Democratic nominee after an embattled Graham Platner dropped out, flipped control of the Senate seat.
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