“Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson may have effectively clinched the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine,” NOTUS reports.
“His position strengthened Sunday as two rivals, former state Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Nirav Shah and Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, withdrew from the contest.”
Bloomberg: Troy Jackson on track to replace Platner as Maine Senate nominee.
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