100 Days, 100+ Events, 1 Day To Go: Jackson Builds Campaign To Take On Collins’ 30 Years In D.C.

100+ public events. 15+ town halls. 115+ interviews. Nearly $31 million raised. Four debates. A statewide coordinated operation surpassing 2 million voter contact attempts.

MAINE, USA — With one day until Election Day, fifth-generation logger, and former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson hit the 100 mark in his campaign for U.S. Senate. In that short time, Jackson built a statewide effort to defeat six-term incumbent Susan Collins — barnstorming the state and holding 100+ public events, answering Mainers’ questions at more than 15 town halls, and rallying thousands of people around a government that works for working people.

Since becoming the nominee in July, Jackson has campaigned across Maine while his team and the Maine Democratic coordinated campaign built the organization to turn enthusiasm into votes. That coordinated operation now spans 25 field offices across all 16 counties and has surpassed 1.4 million voter contact attempts, including more than 303,000 door attempts.

“With only 100 days to take on a Senator who has spent nearly 30 years in Washington, this team made every day count,” said Jackson Campaign Manager Hilary Barrett. “Troy showed up, took the hard questions, and gave Mainers a reason to believe that someone who knows their struggles could fight for them in the Senate. Organizers and volunteers put in the work to turn that belief into action. This campaign was built town by town, door by door, and we’re going to keep working until the polls close. The contrast in this race couldn’t be more clear – while Troy has spent 100 days campaigning and earning the trust of Mainers across the state, Susan Collins is hiding from Mainers and refusing to take their questions because she knows just how bad her record is.”

SHOWING UP AND EARNING VOTES

Jackson held more than 100 public campaign events, including 15+ town halls, bringing his message directly to Mainers and giving voters repeated opportunities to question the person asking for their vote. Highlights include:

Town halls in Kittery, Waterville, Bethel, Portland, Rockland, Kennebunk, Bath, Ellsworth, Biddeford, Belfast, Jay, Gorham, and Lewiston.
Three rallies with Senator Bernie Sanders, drawing thousands of Mainers in Bangor, Lewiston, and Biddeford.
Town halls and community conversations with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Ed Markey, Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Alexis McGill Johnson, End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller, and historian Heather Cox Richardson.
A labor rally with Dropkick Murphys and events with Senators Mark Kelly and Maria Cantwell.
Over 25 canvass launches rallying volunteers to reach voters in Augusta, Gardiner, Windham, Bridgton, Westbrook, Biddeford, Falmouth, Lewiston, Bangor, Kennebunk, Sanford, Brewer, Skowhegan, Brunswick, and Topsham.

ANSWERING QUESTIONS, REACHING MAINERS, AND MAKING THE CASE

Jackson completed over 115 interviews with local and national press, independent media, and content creators, reaching voters across platforms and answering questions about his record, priorities, and plans for Maine.

He also faced the 30-year incumbent senator in four televised debates — more than any other Senate candidate in the country — and won each by challenging her record on health care, reproductive rights, tariffs, and the cost of living. When Collins touted tariff exemptions on road salt, Jackson reminded her it was too little too late with the viral line “we can’t eat road salt.”

BUILDING GRASSROOTS SUPPORT

In less than one quarter, Jackson demonstrated the breadth of support behind his campaign:

More than 280,000 individual donors
Contributions from all 16 Maine counties.
Over 567,000 contributions, with over 95% under $100.
Nearly $31 million raised since launch

Jackson assembled a 36-person team of experienced campaign staff from Maine and across the country. Alongside that effort, the Maine Democratic Coordinated Campaign scaled up to 46 full-time coordinated staff, building a historic volunteer-powered statewide operation that has:

Surpassed 2 million total voter contact attempts
Made more than 412,903 door attempts
Made more than 1,621,507 direct calls to voters
Knocked doors in 269 towns across Maine
Opened 25 field offices across all 16 counties

Jackson will spend the final day before Election Day rallying Mainers at canvass launches and meeting with voters, while organizers and volunteers continue working to get Mainers to the polls.

“I know what it’s like to work hard and still wonder how you’re going to pay the bills. That’s why I got into this fight, and that’s who I’ll fight for in Washington,” said Jackson. “To everyone who has knocked a door, made a call, chipped in, or brought a neighbor along: you built this campaign. Now let’s finish the job.”

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