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Platner Wins Maine Senate Primary

Maine Senate Primary Results 2026

Republican Sen. Susan Collins is the only GOP senator representing a state carried in 2024 by then-Vice President Kamala Harris, making her perhaps Democrats’ top target in the 2026 midterms after yea...

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Graham Platner wins Democratic Senate primary in Maine, DDHQ projects

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Platner Wins Maine Senate Primary After a Turbulent Stretch of His Bid

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Graham Platner wins in first big Maine primary election update

The Associated Press called the race for Platner about an hour and a half after the polls closed.

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Graham Platner Wins Primary As Controversy Over Troubled Behavior Swirls

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Graham Platner wins Maine Democratic Senate primary, CBS News projects

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Graham Platner secures Maine’s Democratic Senate nomination; Lindsey Graham wins Republican nomination in South Carolina – live

In his victory speech, he told Mainers that he loved them.

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Democrats will be paying close attention to Platner’s performance in Maine tonight

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Graham Platner secures Democratic nomination in U.S. Senate race

Election Live Updates: Graham Platner Wins Primary in Maine, Setting Up a Key Senate Fight

Polls are now closed in Maine, where Democratic primary voters are likely to nominate Graham Platner, a combat veteran and oyster farmer, in one of the most crucial Senate contests in the nation. He has weathered a series of damaging reports about his personal life as he prepares to challenge Senator Susan Collins, a five-term Republican.

Maine Senate primary takes center stage as three other states cast ballots. See how the day unfolded.

Graham Platner remains all but certain to become their nominee to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins, given that his top rival, Governor Janet Mills, suspended her campaign in April.