GOP Senator's 30-Year Reign Ends as 5th-Generation Logger Pulls Off Stunning Upset
Troy Jackson's upset over Susan Collins ends her nearly three-decade Senate career and hands Democrats a critical pickup in the 2026 midterms.
TL;DR
- Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger, defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine.
- Jackson's victory ends Collins' nearly 30-year career in the U.S. Senate.
- The win is a significant pickup for the Democratic Party in the 2026 midterm elections.
- Jackson campaigned as a working-class Democrat and labor advocate.
- Collins, who was first elected in 1996, highlighted her independence and bipartisan dealmaking.