BANGOR, Maine—Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Democrat Troy Jackson faced off for their fourth and final debate of the 2026 midterm cycle Thursday night in front of a live audience.
With less than three weeks left before election day, both candidates are trying to gain momentum and win over any remaining undecided voters in the Pine Tree State. Collins is running on her nearly three-decade tenure in the U.S. Senate and her legislative record on both sides of the aisle.
Jackson, who previously served as state Senate president, is running on a progressive platform championing Medicare for all, union support, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and ending arms sales to Israel. After gas prices skyrocketed and inflation has begun climbing again from the Iran war, Jackson has sought to tie Collins to President Donald Trump and his foreign policy agenda….