Maine town of China backs Collins over Jackson in midterm vote

Key facts

• Collins received 1,333 votes in the Maine town of China, against 871 for Democrat Troy Jackson, per the town's general election return.
• The town-level contests in communities named China centered on fire engines, budgets and paving rather than on Beijing.

Voters in several small American communities named China cast ballots in the November 3, 2026 US midterm elections, with local contests turning on fire engines, budgets and paving rather than on Beijing.

In China, a lakeside town in northeastern Maine, Republican Senator Susan Collins outpolled Democrat Troy Jackson by 1,333 votes to 871, according to the town's general election return. The report did not give the outcome of the statewide race.