Troy Jackson

An overview of the major elections to be held in Maine on Nov. 3.

A common thread with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and challenger Troy Jackson is their background coming from Aroostook County.

Polls point to a close outcome in a race that is key to Democrats’ efforts to wrest back control of the Senate.

With no majority winners in Maine’s Democratic and Republican gubernatorial primaries, both races are headed toward a ranked choice runoff to determine who will run in November's general election.

Maine's former House speaker, who recently resigned from the Mills administration, will vie against at least three other Democratic candidates in next year’s primary.

There are 17 joint-standing committees, a new Joint Select Committee on Housing, the Government Oversight Committee and several Senate standing committees.