Maine Democrats’ New Nominee Posts $2 Million in First 2 Days as Collins Holds $11 Million

Jackson’s campaign reported the haul two days after his nomination while incumbent Sen. Collins’s July filing shows $11 million on hand through June 30.

Troy Jackson greets supporters after being selected by the Maine Democratic Party to be their choice as the U.S. Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November, in Bangor, Maine, on July 25, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson raised $2 million in the two days after winning the nomination, his campaign said on July 27, as he enters a general election against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whose most recent federal filing shows about $11 million in the bank.

More than 30,000 new donors have contributed since the nomination, and more than 58,000 unique donors have now given to the Senate campaign, according to the campaign.

The two numbers come from different places and cover different periods. Collins’s total is drawn from her campaign committee’s quarterly report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Jackson’s is a figure released by his own campaign that has not yet appeared in a federal filing due to him becoming the nominee after the most recent FEC filing deadline.

Collins for Senator reported $11,038,115.42 in cash on hand at the close of its reporting period on June 30. In the same time, the committee took in $4,004,781.67 during the period covering May 21 through June 30 and $19,144,513.72 for the election cycle to date. It also had reported to have spent $2,639,580.58 during the period and reported no debts or obligations.

“Every contribution—whether it was five dollars, twenty dollars, or more—is a vote of confidence in the working-class movement we’re building together,” Jackson said in the release.

Jackson used the announcement to criticize Collins’s record, saying she has voted with President Donald Trump 96 percent of the time and citing her role in confirming Supreme Court justices.

Jackson secured the nomination at a Maine Democratic Party convention in Bangor on July 25, where about 600 delegates gathered to replace Graham Platner on the November ballot.

Platner ended his campaign before the July 13 deadline following allegations of sexual assault, which he denied, opening the seat on the ballot to a replacement chosen by the state party.

Jackson served in the Maine House from 2002 to 2008 and in the state Senate from 2008 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2024, including as Senate president from 2018 to 2024. A fifth-generation logger from Allagash, he began his political career as a Republican before becoming an independent and then a Democrat in 2004. He lost this year’s Democratic gubernatorial primary to Hannah Pingree.

Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) speaks in Washington on July 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Both parties view Maine as central to control of the Senate in November.

A Collins campaign spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment by The Epoch Times before publication.

Jackson Richman contributed to this report.