Who won in China? In the US midterms, Susan Collins and the local firefighters

The Star Malaysia · South China Morning Post · 2026-11-06 15:13 UTC

In China, Maine, voters backed the Republican senator. In two towns called China Grove, road repairs and council seats were on the ballot

Republican Senator Susan Collins won in China on Tuesday. So did the volunteer firefighters.

Voters in several small American communities with China in their names cast ballots in Tuesday’s US midterm elections. Their local contests had little to do with Beijing and a great deal to do with fire engines, budgets and paving.

In China, a lakeside town in northeastern Maine, Collins outpolled Democrat Troy Jackson by 1,333 votes to 871, according to the town’s general election return. Statewide, Jackson defeated Collins to win the Senate seat.

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