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Susan Collins Loses Maine Senate Seat After Almost 30 Years
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Republican senator Susan Collins has lost her seat in Maine to Democrat Troy Jackson, ending almost 30 years in the US Senate. Collins conceded defeat after phoning Jackson to congratulate him. Her defeat was one of several Republican losses that helped Democrats seize control of the Senate on a bruising midterm night for President Donald Trump, with voters angry about prices and the Iran war.
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