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Platner energized Maine's Democrats. Jackson's challenge will be to keep them engaged

NPR | By Elena Moore
Published July 27, 2026 at 5:29 PM EDT

Democrats have a new candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine: Troy Jackson. In one of the country's most closely-watched races, he'll have less than 100 days to make his case.

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Elena Moore is an assistant producer for the NPR Politics Podcast. She also reports on youth politics for the Washington Desk.