Troy Jackson wins Maine Senate race over Susan Collins, in major coup for Democrats

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.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4500x3000+0+0/resize/4500x3000!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Fd4%2Fb1b7f69b4e89bfe622d1ee3bd629%2Fmdt-tjackson.jpg' alt='Troy Jackson speaks at the Bangor Cross Insurance Center on July 24, 2026 in Bangor, Maine.'/><p>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.</p><p>(Image credit: Ashley L. Conti for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-148952' />