Maine Democrats are expected to select former state Senate president Troy Jackson as their Senate nominee after former candidate Graham Platner’s campaign collapsed amid rape allegations. The decision would set up a high-stakes contest against long-serving Republican Senator Susan Collins, making the party’s rapid replacement process politically significant.

The article says the selection process is due to conclude on Saturday in Bangor, Maine. Fox News reports that Republicans have criticised the nomination process as a “sham”, while Democrats are rallying behind Jackson following Platner’s withdrawal.