15 resultsfor “Janet Mills suspends campaign Maine Senate primary”
Senate race involving the scandal-haunted [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
Senate primary election in Maine, where [Platner won 72% of the vote](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/graham-platner-maine-senate-primary), defeating the state governor, Janet Mills, who had suspended her campaign
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
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
primary for Senate and called for supporters to “believe people can change” amid his controversial candidacy.** The Marine veteran won 72% of the vote, defeating the state governor, Janet Mills, who suspended her campaign
primary again this year — the only Democrat candidate on the ballot besides Platner and Gov. Janet Mills, who suspended her campaign in April. Peter said he was “disappointed” by Collins’ votes in the past
Janet Mills suspended her campaign. Democrats [have been torn](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/04/platner-democrats-furious-new-york-times-report-00951496) over how to respond to the escalating controversy surrounding Platner, with some arguing he is undermining the party’s values and should drop
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
Janet Mills, dropped out in April amid dismal ratings. Primary results for Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota were also announced on Tuesday. Here is more on the latest results ## What are the key takeaways
Janet Mills](https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/) gradually reconciled themselves to Platner’s emergence as the party’s standard-bearer after Mills suspended her campaign in April. They are aware of the stakes. Although Collins has repeatedly
Janet Mills in the Maine Senate race, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) also declined to endorse Platner on Wednesday. Cortez Masto rattled off other top Democratic targets in Iowa, North Carolina and Alaska, while
Janet Mills suspended her campaign for Senate on Thursday, as her progressive challenger, oyster farmer Graham Platner, continued to lead in the polls and in fundraising. It’s a shocking fall off for the incumbent
primary. A political unknown before 2025, the Maine oyster fisher and marine combat veteran’s plainspoken progressive pitch to voters resonated on social media and sparked conversation about the way Democratic candidates should position themselves
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
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