Democrats in Maine chose Troy Jackson to run for Senate to replace the scandal-riddled candidate Graham Platner at a convention Saturday.

Maine Democrats who have been scrambling to tap a new nominee for a pivotal U.S. Senate race against Republican Susan Collins are expected to nominate Troy Jackson at a…

Troy Jackson is Maine's former state senate president who comes from a logging family. He could take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.

Jackson easily clinched the nomination during the Bangor convention where hundreds of Democratic delegates from Maine's 16 counties gathered.