Troy Jackson unseats longtime Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, CBS News projects
Democrat Troy Jackson defeats longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race, CBS News projects.
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Democrat Troy Jackson defeats longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race, CBS News projects.
Jackson, 58, a fifth-generation logger and former president of the state Senate, had a little more than 100 days to sell himself to Maine voters after he replaced Graham Platner as the party's nominee in July.
The highly competitive seat was a top target for Democrats in their quest to reclaim the majority.
The result is a crucial victory for Democrats in their push to retake the Senate majority, flipping a seat that Collins has held for nearly 30 years.
Democrat Troy Jackson has defeated five-term incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the race for Senate in Maine, NBC News projects. NBC News' Steve Kornacki breaks down how the results in Bangor, Maine, benefited Jackson.
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Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican Susan Collins in Maine, giving the party their seventh flipped seat and expanding their new majority. Jackson is a fifth-generation logger. Collins has served in Congress for nearly 30 years…