Troy Jackson closes in on Maine’s Democratic Senate nod after dominant caucus day - Bangor Daily News

• 01Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson won at least 290 of the first 319 delegates decided across the first eight counties in the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination contest.
• 02Jackson fell 11 delegates short of the threshold needed to clinch the Democratic nomination, having accumulated approximately 290 of the required 301 delegates.
• 03The Democratic nomination is determined by a 601-delegate state convention in Bangor on July 25, with 500 delegates selected through county caucuses.
• 04Troy Jackson is replacing Graham Platner, whose campaign ended after a Politico report detailed sexual assault allegations from 2021; Platner ranked Jackson as his No. 1 choice in the gubernatorial primary.
• 05Jackson’s delegate slate shared only 10 to 20 names with any single rival campaign, whereas rivals Nirav Shah, Shenna Bellows, and Jordan Wood overlapped by more than 100 names in some instances.
• 06Shenna Bellows’ delegate slate included lobbyist Michael Saxl, a known supporter of Nirav Shah.
• 07Michele Carey, an uncommitted delegate candidate in Franklin County, reported being listed on Bellows’ slate without her consent.
• 08Hancock County Democrats passed around a card expressing gratitude to former candidate Graham Platner during their caucus in Ellsworth.
• 09Franklin County Democrats were deluged with calls for technical support due to issues with the online voting module, causing voting extensions in multiple counties including Washington and Cumberland.
• 10Eight counties, including York, Aroostook, and Oxford, held caucuses on Sunday, with the full delegate field to be set prior to the July 25 convention.

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Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson secured nearly all available delegates in the initial round of county caucuses, falling just 11 delegates short of clinching the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. Jackson’s distinct delegate slate contrasted with significant organizational overlaps among rivals Nirav Shah, Shenna Bellows, and Jordan Wood, who are attempting to consolidate support in the final push toward the July 25 state convention. The nomination process required rapid organization to replace Graham Platner after his withdrawal following sexual assault allegations.