进步派政治人物特洛伊·杰克逊（Troy Jackson）在缅因州民主党举行的特殊党代表大会上以压倒性票数获得参议院候选人提名。[1]杰克逊在投票中以566比5的绝对优势胜出，将代表民主党参加11月的普选。[1]
此次提名大会的召开源于原主要候选人格拉汉姆·普拉特纳（Graham Platner）因性侵指控退出竞选，触发了提名流程的重启。[1]缅因州民主党规定的提名截止日期为7月27日。[1]杰克逊将在大选中面对寻求连任的共和党现任参议员苏珊·科林斯（Susan Collins），后者已连任五届。[1]
在全国范围内，民主党需要获得4个席位来掌控参议院，缅因州被视为实现这一目标的关键州。[1]新罕布什尔州大学的初步民调显示，杰克逊在对科林斯的竞争中略占上风。[1]值得注意的是，在此前缅因州州长民主党初选中，杰克逊的排名仅为第三位。[1]距离大选还有101天。[1]
Troy Jackson has won the Democratic Party's nomination for Maine's U.S. Senate seat with an overwhelming vote of 566-5 at a special state party convention.[1] The nomination process was triggered after the original frontrunner, Graham Platner, withdrew from the race following sexual assault allegations.[1] Maine Democrats set a nomination deadline of July 27 for candidates seeking to replace him.[1]
Jackson, a progressive candidate who finished third in the state's earlier gubernatorial Democratic primary,[1] will face Republican incumbent Susan Collins in November.[1] Collins is the only Republican senator actively seeking reelection in this cycle, currently serving her fifth term.[1] Democrats need to gain four seats nationally to control the Senate, making Maine a critical battleground.[1] Vice President Kamala Harris won Maine in the 2024 presidential race.[1] A preliminary University of New Hampshire poll shows Jackson holding a slight lead over Collins,[1] with 101 days remaining until Election Day.[1]