# Susan Collins and Troy Jackson clash over Trump and seniority in Maine’s first Senate debate

https://mins.news/en/item/88894

- NBC News, 2026-10-07 00:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/susan-collins-troy-jackson-clash-trump-seniority-maines-first-senate-d-rcna601346

> Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson met for their first debate in Maine on Tuesday. They traded attacks over President Donald Trump, the cost of living and abortion in one of the country’s most closely watched Senate races.

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