Maine Keeps Troy Jackson on 2026 Senate Ballot as State Declines 'Sore Loser' Ruling
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Updated · WGME · Jul 31
Maine Keeps Troy Jackson on 2026 Senate Ballot as State Declines 'Sore Loser' Ruling
3 articles · Updated · WGME · Jul 31
Summary
Kate O'Brien, Maine's deputy secretary of state, said the state will not decide whether Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson is barred by the 'sore loser' law and will leave the dispute to political parties.
Jackson remains on the 2026 general-election ballot for U.S. Senate, the office said, unless a legal challenge succeeds.
The challenge claims Jackson became ineligible after losing the Democratic primary for governor and then securing the Senate nomination.
Opponents of that view argue Maine's law applies when a candidate loses a primary for one office and then seeks that same office in the general election under another label, not a different office.