The Associated Press has not yet called the race but reported that Collins had conceded.
He ran a truncated race, which he made all about tying Collins to her party and President Donald Trump and calling for policies that would make life more affordable. Jackson, who lives in tiny rural Allagash, where the population is about 230, also leaned on his personal story of growing up poor and becoming president of the state Senate.
“The throughline with Troy has always been fighting for the working class,” says Toby McGrath, a Democratic consultant who ran Barack Obama’s two statewide campaigns in Maine. “He’s always been a labor guy and he understands the shift in all those parts of Maine where the mills are gone, the unions are gone, people are moving out.”
The race got fiery in its final weeks as polls showed a neck-and-neck contest. Jackson became the subject of some criticism after telling Collins to “shut up” at a debate after she accused a protester of being a supporter of his campaign. And a super PAC aligned with Senate Republicans released a radio ad calling Jackson a “freak” and a “creep” over his relationship with his second cousin, with whom he has two sons. Collins distanced herself from the ad and called for its removal.
On other issues, like abortion and LGBTQ rights, his opinions have evolved. In his bid for the U.S. Senate, he embraced progressive ideas like abolishing ICE and supporting Medicare for All, though he struggled in an interview with CNN to articulate how the government would pay for a universal plan.
But voters who had backed her in the past said they felt she’d become less independent than when she started in office and that the desire to shift control of Congress away from Republicans outweighed their goodwill toward her for the things she’s brought back home.
“In the last couple Administrations, she’s seemed less interested in Maine and more about moving up the ladder,” he tells TIME.
“There are times where being middle of the road, being a moderate may be the best way to go but I don't think that’s where we are,” O’Byrne says.
“I think we’re looking at more than what Maine needs,” she adds. “We’re facing an existential crisis as a democracy.”
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