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Graham Platner wins Maine primary election: Results and key takeaways

Graham Platner wins Maine primary election: Results and key takeaways [Graham Platner](/news/2026/6/10/platner-wins-maine-democratic-senate-primary-vows-to-oust-collins), who has advocated

U.S. and Iran exchange strikes. And, House passes ICE and Border Patrol funding

Graham Platner](https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2026-06-09/graham-platner-wins-democratic-nomination-to-challenge-susan-collins-in-november) to challenge long-time Republican Sen. Susan Collins for the state's U.S. Senate seat. Here are [Maine's primary election results

Graham Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primary

primary [Graham Platner](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/18/maine-senate-susan-collins), a Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist, has scaled a mountain of personal controversies to win the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine. Victory on Tuesday

Maine voters head to polls on Tuesday for closely watched primary election

Maine](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/maine) head to the polls on Tuesday for one of the most closely watched primary elections in the country. The [US Senate](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate) race has become a national fixation

Democrats rally round Platner in Maine while Trump reaffirms grip on GOP after primary elections

Graham Platner after his primary victory in Maine on Tuesday, while [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) again exerted his grip on the Republican party, helping defeat a politician who pushed for the release

‘This just isn’t good’: Democrats hold their breath on Platner

Maine oyster farmer Graham Platner are leaving fellow Democrats in an uncomfortable holding pattern until Tuesday’s primary. Some Democrats are wishcasting that Gov. Janet Mills — who [suspended her campaign for Senate in April

Maine’s Platner faces test as four US states hold midterm primary votes

Graham Platner. The race has become one of the most closely watched of the primary season. At stake in November is control of Congress, and each party is angling to put forward the strongest contender

The Democratic establishment begrudgingly moves to embrace Graham Platner

Graham Platner, and we will win a Senate majority.” Senate Majority PAC, the super PAC aligned with Democratic leadership, similarly sought to draw contrast between Platner and Collins. “The difference between the two couldn

Mills drops out of Maine Senate race, setting up Platner to face Collins

Graham Platner to defeat her,” the pair said in a statement. It is a remarkable ascension for Platner, who was a complete unknown when he launched his campaign last August and has faced a myriad

4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says

primaries today.** Voters will cast their ballots for the U.S. Senate, House, governor and other officials. A significant amount of attention is focused on Maine's Senate race, where political newcomer Graham Platner

Some Maine Democrats are wavering on Graham Platner

Graham, they understand what he stands for, and they believe in what this campaign is fighting for. Lifting people up and fighting for working Mainers has been and always will be our priority.” Days after