Troy Jackson’s presumptiveDemocratic U.S. Senate nomination became even more likely Wednesday, as one of the two other remaining candidates withdrew from the race.
David Costello, who reentered the race after losing to previous nominee Graham Platner in the June primary, announced he was dropping out Wednesday morning.
“Based on the delegate makeup, there is no realistic path forward,” he said in a statement to Maine Morning Star. “We’ll be supporting Troy Jackson going forward.”
Costello confirmed he has officially withdrawn with the Maine Democratic Party.Political newcomer Saundra Pelletier, who works in the pharmaceutical industry, remains on the ballot alongside Jackson.
Costello’s exit follows nearly all other candidatesdropping outover the weekend, when it became clear the delegates each county selected to send to the nominating convention wereoverwhelmingly supporters of Jackson, the former Maine Senate president and logger from Allagash, whocame in thirdin the Democratic gubernatorial primary last month.
The Maine Democratic Party will be replacing Platner, who dropped out after an accusation of sexual assault earlier this month, thorugh a convention on Saturday in Bangor, where 601 delegates will vote. Of that total, 101 are members of the party’s state committee and500 were chosen from the countiesthis past weekend.
Of the 500, 478 are aligned with Jackson, based on a comparison of the results and a list of supportive delegates Jackson’s campaign released. However, delegates are not pledged to any one candidate and can vote for whoever they’d like to at the convention.
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