革新派のトロイ・ジャクソン氏は、土曜日にメイン州民主党が開催した郡集会の第1回投票において、過半数の代議員を獲得した。このプロセスは、共和党のスーザン・コリンズ上院議員に対抗する候補として、辞退したグラハム・プラットナー氏の後任を選出することを目的としている。
アラガッシュ出身の林業従事者で元州上院議長のジャクソン氏は、8つの郡で選出を圧倒した。同氏の支持者は、その日に割り当てられた319の代議員枠の大部分を確保し、ポートランドを含むカンバーランド郡では全議席を独占した。
この結果は、プラットナー氏がレースから撤退した後の数日間、ジャクソン氏を支援する労働組合側が組織的に尽力したことによるものだ。ニラフ・シャー氏やシェナ・ベローズ氏ら対立候補が獲得した代議員数は少数にとどまった。
ジャクソン氏は金曜日にポートランドで開かれた集会で支持者に向け演説し、その後オーガスタで記者団に対し、今回の選挙の重要性について語った。残りの代議員は日曜日に選出される予定で、翌週末には全大会が予定されている。
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Maine Democrats will hold a convention on July 25 to select a replacement for Graham Platner in the U.S. Senate race. Platner withdrew from the race on July 8 after facing allegations of rape and sexual assault, which he denies.
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson has gained more than two-thirds of delegates ahead of the state Democratic convention in Bangor. His two main rivals have suspended their campaigns in the race to replace Graham Platner as the party's Senate nominee.
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Troy Jackson has secured overwhelming support to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine after Graham Platner withdrew from the race. County conventions held over the weekend gave Jackson pledges from at least 456 of 500 delegates ahead of the July 25 statewide convention in Bangor.
Maine Governor Janet Mills suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, citing a lack of financial resources. The move clears the path for progressive challenger Graham Platner to face incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in the fall general election. National Democrats had backed Mills as their preferred candidate to unseat Collins.
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Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner met with Democratic senators in Washington on Tuesday as party leaders privately and publicly assessed a string of controversies surrounding his personal conduct and past online activity. The gathering took place at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s headquarters, where senators questioned Platner about his background and the risk of further damaging disclosures ahead of Maine’s Democratic primary.
Graham Platner’s withdrawal from the Maine Senate race last week has raised doubts about the young operatives who recruited and promoted him. The collapse followed a sexual assault allegation that he denies. Questions now surround their future work in Democratic politics.
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Representative Mike Collins defeated former college football coach Derek Dooley in Tuesday's Republican Senate primary runoff in Georgia. The Trump-backed candidate will face Democratic incumbent Senator Jon Ossoff in November. In the gubernatorial race, businessman Rick Jackson upset Trump-endorsed Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones.