Troy Jackson, a progressive former Maine State Senate president and logger, is building momentum in the statewide process to select a replacement for Graham Platner. Multiple counties across Maine hold Democratic meetings to choose delegates for a later convention, where the party selects the replacement. According to reporting from Politico, Jackson is currently leading with a “big lead” after dominating Maine Democrats’ Saturday county meetings that are part of this delegate-selection process. The New York Times similarly reports that Jackson is gaining strength as counties pick delegates, noting that roughly half of Maine’s counties have already selected delegates for the convention that will decide Platner’s successor. Both outlets describe Jackson’s standing as a sign of early advantages in the internal party process, but they do not indicate the final outcome of the convention. The race remains unresolved until the convention vote, after additional counties complete their delegate selections.