Maine Senate Race in Legal Limbo | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 28, 2026 · 1m

Maine’s political scene just got a wild twist: just days after Democrats tapped Troy Jackson to challenge Senator Susan Collins, a Republican is claiming Jackson’s ineligible — Maine law bars running for more than one office in the same election, and Jackson previously ran for governor. With the candidate swap deadline already passed, this legal challenge could derail the Democrats’ campaign in a tough race. Rep. James White, who sent a letter to the Secretary of State, insists Jackson knowingly violated the law. Jackson’s team denies any merit to the claims, and the state has already…