Maine Democrats pick Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner in Senate race

NPR | By Steve Mistler,

A Martínez

Published July 27, 2026 at 3:41 AM CDT

In Maine's U.S. Senate race, state Democrats have nominated Troy Jackson to replace the scandal-plagued candidate Graham Platner.

Steve Mistler

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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