10 resultsfor “Janet Mills Maine primary drop out”
Maine Governor Janet Mills, dropped out in April amid dismal ratings. Primary results for Nevada
Maine Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the race to oust GOP Sen. Susan Collins. Establishment Democrats worry that these figures — whose platforms play well among primary
Maine in Tuesday’s primary as the sole major candidate remaining and said he has “not once” considered dropping out. His campaign on Friday announced that it had raised [more than $200,000](https://mailchi.mp
Janet Mills](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/janet-mills-enters-crowded-maine-senate-race-00597876) for the must-win Senate race — only to watch her [drop out in April](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/janet-mills-maine-senate-dropout-00899664) after trailing Platner in polls and fundraising — expressed confidence in the oysterman
primary voters, that’s not even getting to the general election.” If Platner bleeds a significant number of Democratic voters to Mills it could ramp up pressure on him to drop out of the race
Janet Mills. But Mills, who was Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer's preferred candidate, [dropped out of the race Thursday](https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2026-04-30/janet-mills-drops-out-of-race-for-us-senate). She cited a lack of robust fundraising for the reason behind
Janet Mills – [suspended](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/maine-governor-janet-mills-drops-senate-race) her campaign in April. The primary result will likely set up a months-long run-up between Platner, an [oysterman](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/24/graham-platner-maine-senate-oysterman) and marine veteran with a groundswell
drops out of Maine Senate race, setting up Platner to face Collins Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign for Senate on Thursday, as her progressive challenger, oyster farmer Graham Platner, continued to lead
Janet Mills in primary polling before [she suspended her campaign](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/janet-mills-maine-senate-dropout-00899664?gpp=DBABLA~BVQqAAAAAgA.QA) in April, and has led the Republican senator in [public head-to-head polls](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/maine-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html). “Several donors I know
primary in [Maine](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/maine), though he gave no hint of doing so. The New York Times said its report was based on interviews with more than two dozen people including Lyndsey Fifield