Maine Democrats map out delegate battlefield in weekend caucus chaos

More than 3,700 Maine Democrats will vote in eight counties today and eight more tomorrow to elect 319 of the 500 delegates for the Democratic nominating convention as they select a candidate to challenge Sen. Susan Collins. Troy Jackson leads in publicly listed delegates (about 670), with Nirav Shah and Shenna Bellows tied at roughly 445; 67 delegates appear on both Shah and Bellows slates. Most delegates will be decided this weekend; the remaining 181 come from the party’s state committee. Counties use in-person or virtual formats with no ranked-choice or proxy voting, and campaigns are urging supporters to vote for their published slate to maximize cohesion.