Senate candidates hit the campaign trail on Halloween

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Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, were festively campaigning across the state Saturday.

In downtown Portland, Jackson, dressed as a cord of wood, trick-or-treated for votes just three days before Maine’s critical and expensive Senate election.

Troy Jackson campaigns as a cord of wood Saturday in Portland. (Tracy Burke photo)

The costume was a reference to a recent Collins ad in which retired broadcaster Bill Green took a dig at the Democrat and former logger, saying Mainers aren’t “talking about buying a cord of wood here, we’re talking about the U.S. Senate.”

Meanwhile, Collins was in Bangor for Cross Point Church’s Trunk-or-Treat event with hundreds of local families, according to a campaign press release.

Earlier in the day, Collins attended the Old Town Hunters Breakfast to kick off the start of hunting season, according to the campaign.

Sen. Susan Collins attends an event in Bangor on Saturday. (Courtesy of Susan Collins’ campaign)

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