Maine's Susan Collins defeated by Troy Jackson in Senate race

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The Guardian left
‘It’s the disregard for the rule of law. It just seems like they’re thumbing their nose at it’ In the battleground state of Maine, Todd Cox, 63, has supported the state’s incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins not once, but twice, in previous elections. Not this time. On Tuesday, Cox, a technology professional, cast his vote for Collins’ Democratic challenger Troy Jackson – driven not by pressing local issues, but broader concern “for the direction the country is going in”, he said. Continue
The New York Times left
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “After 30 years of defying even extreme national political forces, the last Republican senator holding on in a blue state has wiped out like a drunken surfer,” Michelle Cottle writes about Susan Collins. nyti.ms/4kxiV51
The Washington Post left
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) greeted supporters at her election party but was a no-show after losing her bid for a sixth term. Her campaign played Semisonic’s “Closing Time” and began packing up the room without any concession speech.
CNN left
Republican Sen. Susan Collins will lose reelection in Maine to Troy Jackson, CNN projects, giving Democrats a pickup they have long sought in a blue-leaning state. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4iWUMUn
NPR Politics left
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.
CBS News left
Troy Jackson wins Maine 2026 Senate election, flipping seat for Democrats
The Boston Globe left
Maine's Susan Collins defeated by Troy Jackson in Senate race
Vox left
The two issues that finally brought down Susan Collins

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The Wall Street Journal right
Republican Sen. Susan Collins ended her toughest Senate race as she has had in each reelection campaign since 2002, with a swing through Maine’s sparse, northernmost reaches, in her native Aroostook County. on.wsj.com/4BJgpir

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The New Yorker
Troy D. Jackson, has defeated Susan Collins, ending her three-decade career in Congress, and flipping the seat for the Democrats. Follow along with our live map for up-to-date results: www.newyorker.com/news/electio...