Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Democrat Troy Jackson in the Maine Senate race. Jackson, a fifth-generation logger and former president of the Maine Senate, secured the Democrats’ nomination on Saturday to run against longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Maine Senate Race

The last-minute scramble for a new candidate in a top-tier race was reminiscent of how Harris ascended to the Democratic presidential nomination two years ago. In a fundraising email to supporters, Harris said she relates to the hurried nature of Jackson’s candidacy and called on Democrats to support him.

Democrats are counting on a win in Maine to have a chance to take back control of the Senate. They also need to win three other Republican seats and to hold all the seats they currently have. Jackson’s campaign said in a statement earlier Monday that it is working on making up a fundraising deficit against Collins, who has raised more than $16 million.

Original reporting: NBC10 Boston — read the source article.