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Democratic Senator Troy Jackson Nominated to Challenge Collins, Leads Poll

7/31/2026

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Democratic state senator Troy Jackson was nominated Saturday to challenge Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins in Maine.
CNN linked Jackson to the 2012 “Canadians for LePage” email jacksonforsenate@hotmail.com after a 2017 Disqus breach.
Governor Paul LePage called Jackson a “black heart” and told him to “go back into the woods,” which Jackson called inappropriate.
A University of New Hampshire poll gave Jackson a slight edge over Collins with 2% undecided.

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Democratic state senator Troy Jackson was nominated Saturday to challenge Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins in Maine.
CNN linked Jackson to the 2012 “Canadians for LePage” email jacksonforsenate@hotmail.com after a 2017 Disqus breach.
Governor Paul LePage called Jackson a “black heart” and told him to “go back into the woods,” which Jackson called inappropriate.
A University of New Hampshire poll gave Jackson a slight edge over Collins with 2% undecided.