Select what genuinely interests you. Your picks feed directly into our editorial planning. At 06:14 CET, Troy Jackson led Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race by 22,338 votes, 52.2 to 47.7 percent with 64.8 percent of the expected vote counted, according to NBC News, based on AP data. No winner has been called. Susan Collins has held this seat since 1997 and is seeking a sixth term. It is the only Republican-held Senate seat in a state Trump lost in 2024. For crypto the race has a twist: Collins is one of four Republicans who voted against opening debate on the CLARITY Act in September.