Media: Democrats Win Maine Senate Seat

New York, Nov 4 (KUNA) -- Local media reported on Wednesday that Democratic candidate Troy Jackson won the U.S. Senate race in Maine, defeating Republican Senator Susan Collins, who had held the seat for nearly three decades. The American news network NBC News reported that its election projections showed Jackson’s victory in the race held yesterday as part of the U.S. midterm elections, thereby strengthening the Democratic majority in the Senate. The network added that Jackson and his allies focused their campaign on linking Collins to Trump’s policies, while Collins defended her legislative record and her role in securing federal funding for Maine in her capacity as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Jackson’s victory marks a shift in the state’s political representation in the Senate, as Collins had retained her seat since her first election in 1996. The U.S. midterm elections were held on Tuesday to compete for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate, alongside gubernatorial elections in 36 states, amid competition between the Democratic and Republican parties for control of Congress. (End) E.S.T./T.M.A.