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Maine Democratic Senate 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
Controversial Graham Platner overcomes allegations to seal Maine Democratic nomination for Senate race – US politics live Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. **Graham Platner won the [Maine](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/maine) Democratic primary
Maine has emerged as one of the most heated primary battlegrounds. With Democrats desperate to flip four seats in the US Senate, all eyes are on Republican Senator Susan Collins’s re-election campaign. Democrats
primary contests stretch from Maine to North Dakota, South Carolina and Nevada, where voters will decide on races for the U.S. Senate, House, governor and more. A lot is riding on the Senate race
Graham Platner](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/maine-primary-election-senate-graham-platner). In [Maine](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/maine), Platner is favored to win the Democratic primary after his main opponent, former governor Janet Mills suspended her campaign. Incumbent senator Susan Collins remains safely
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, at a campaign event on June 5, 2026, in Bar Harbor, Maine.](https://static.politico.com/7c/f6/84f72188471b9c87601c4027a176/election-2-26-maine-senate-57992.jpg) At a pre-planned Friday rally alongside Khanna, Maine 2nd District candidate Matt
controversial 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
Graham Platner in Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary when she read news of [sexual text messages](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/30/platners-campaign-sexual-texts-00943720) the oysterman had sent while married to a woman who wasn't his wife. Halvorsen
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
Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party on June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. ](https://static.politico.com/b4/09/1f03064447c4bfaf61cbc8f67535/election-2-26-maine-senate-51582.jpg) Not every senator traditionally endorses in every race. But Democrats’ chances of taking back
Graham Platner and what are his positions on key issues? Platner, 41, who focused on issues facing people, ran a grassroots campaign attracting voters. His campaign prioritised the rising cost of living, housing affordability
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
Graham Platner seemingly emerged out of nowhere to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for the Senate seat in Maine. But his campaign has been dogged by controversies, including racist comments and remarks blaming sexual assault
Graham Platner, a United States Army veteran and oyster farmer, has won the [Maine Democratic primary](/news/2026/6/8/maines-platner-faces-test-as-four-us-states-hold-midterm-primary-votes) for the Senate, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Senator Susan Collins. Platner’s victory
Graham has acknowledged that and sought redemption,” Khanna said in a statement Thursday. “The people of Maine deserve a senator who is going to stand up to the billionaire class, against genocide
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the [US Senate](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate), has rejected an explosive new report about his treatment of women, insisting that allegations of abusive behavior are “politically motivated”. Platner, a progressive
Graham Platner, 41, is set to advance as the Democratic nominee for the Senate, after his primary rival – the state’s two-term governor, Janet Mills – [suspended](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/maine-governor-janet-mills-drops-senate-race) her campaign in April
controversies have caused an existential crisis for the [Democratic](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats) party of 2026, raising a series of questions with no easy answers. Shouldn’t the party that condemns white supremacists find a Nazi
Graham Platner met on Tuesday with Democratic leaders in Washington DC as the embattled [Maine](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/maine) Senate candidate contends with yet another revelation threatening his campaign, which is at the center
Graham Platner, a progressive upstart, against the state's former Gov. 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).