Collins Wins Locally, Jackson Wins Statewide

Election results in China, Maine, showed local voters favoring Susan Collins while Democrat Troy Jackson took the Senate seat statewide.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections

Collins Wins Locally, Jackson Wins Statewide

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Republican Senator Susan Collins won in China, Maine, on Tuesday, outpolling Democrat Troy Jackson 1,333 votes to 871. Statewide, however, Jackson defeated Collins to win the Senate seat.

Why it matters

The split result shows how a town-level vote can diverge sharply from the statewide outcome in Maine's Senate race. Residents of Maine are seeing the local and statewide results point in different directions on the same ballot.

In China, Maine, Collins received 1,333 votes to Jackson's 871, a 462-vote margin in her favor. The extraction does not include statewide totals, so the size of Jackson's statewide margin is not established here.

The players

Susan Collins

Susan Collins is a Republican U.S. Senator from Maine who won the town of China in the election.

Troy Jackson

Troy Jackson is a Democrat who defeated Susan Collins statewide to win the Maine Senate seat.

The details

Voters in China, Maine also approved spending up to $750,000 on a new pumper-tanker fire engine, with $200,000 set aside at a June town meeting and up to $550,000 in borrowing authorized to cover the balance. Any grants or donations toward the truck would reduce the town's borrowing dollar for dollar.

Residents set aside $200,000 for the fire engine at a June town meeting.
Midterm elections, including the Maine Senate race and the fire engine vote, were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2026.

Political Context

The town of China, Maine was named in 1818 after a representative borrowed the hymn 'China' when the Bloomville name was already taken in Boston. Its local vote this cycle stands apart from the statewide Senate outcome, which went to Troy Jackson.

Residents of China, Maine will see the $750,000 fire engine purchase move forward, with borrowing reduced by any grants or donations received. The split between local and statewide results does not change how the town's ballot measures take effect.

The takeaway

Local and statewide election results can point in different directions, so checking town-level returns alongside statewide totals gives a fuller picture of how a community voted.