Troy Jackson Senate Eligibility Questioned by Maine Rep. James White

Troy Jackson Senate Eligibility Questioned by Maine Rep. James White. Maine state Rep. James White said Friday that Troy Jackson may not be legally eligible to become the Democrat replacement nominee for U.S. Senate, arguing the former gubernatorial candidate cannot use a party vacancy process to reach the ballot after losing a different statewide race in June. 'The vacancy process exists to fill an unexpected vacancy, not to provide a second opportunity for a candidate who already sought and lost another office during the same election process,' White wrote. Bellows, the Democrat secretary of state who barred President Donald Trump from Maine's 2024 ballot, would decide the challenge. She was a candidate in the same Senate race until dropping out Sunday. the vacancy process exists to fill an unexpected vacancy, not to provide a second opportunity for a candidate who already sought and lost another office during the same election process