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Democrat Troy Jackson defeated longtime Sen. Susan Collins Tuesday in Maine’s midterm Senate election, ending the incumbent’s nearly 30-year-long run in the upper chamber.
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Jackson → defeat → chamber
The victory for the second-choice candidate hands Democrats a critical election night win in one of the most closely watched Senate races of the cycle, and marks a blow to Republicans battling to keep their slim majority in the upper chamber.
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victory → hand → chamber
Collins, 73, will leave Congress as the longest-serving female Republican senator in history.
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Collins → leave → history
“It has been the honor of my life to serve the people of Maine in the United States Senate.
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It → serve → Senate
I’m proud of all I have been able to accomplish for our state and for our country in the past 30 years,” Collins said.
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Collins → ’m → years
The senator, known for her history of pulling off upset wins in the blue-leaning state that has never gone for President Trump in a presidential election, was the last remaining congressional Republican from New England.
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that → know → England
Trump loomed large over the race in the Pine Tree State.
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Trump → loom → State
Collins frequently emphasized her willingness to defy the president, along with her 30 years in the Senate and record of bipartisanship, as crucial for getting things done for Mainers.
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things → emphasize → Mainers
The dean of Maine’s congressional delegation, Collins described herself as “not exactly [Trump’s] favorite senator” in her first debate against Jackson and nudged the president away from stumping for her in the state.
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Collins → describe → state
On the campaign trail, Collins repeatedly distanced herself from several Trump policies, including the war in Iran, the trade war with Canada and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Collins → distance → Canada
Meanwhile, Jackson argued that her votes, including her support for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, have enabled Trump’s agenda.
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votes → argue → agenda
Kavanaugh sided with the majority of justices in the landmark 2022 case that overturned Roe v. Wade, and the pro-choice incumbent’s vote to confirm Kavanaugh became a major focus of Democratic attack ads against Collins.
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vote → side → Collins
Jackson, a fifth-generation logger, ex-Republican and former state Senate president, replaced Democratic primary winner Platner on the ballot in July after the disgraced first pick was accused of rape.
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pick → replace → rape
Platner withdrew from the race on July 10, days after a woman he previously dated, Jenny Racicot, publicly alleged that he drunkenly raped her at her Maine home in 2021.
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he → withdraw → 2021
Platner’s exit set off a mad scramble for the state Democratic Party to find a replacement, and the vast majority of state party delegates rallied around Jackson by July 25.
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majority → set → July
Jackson finished third in the Democratic gubernatorial primary just a few months before he was tapped for the Senate race.
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he → finish → race
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