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2026 Primaries
Maine Senate primary tests Platner as four states vote
Graham Platner is trying to formalize the Democratic nomination to face Sen. Susan Collins as voters also decide key contests in South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota
Maine Senate race
Sanders says he is not reconsidering Platner endorsement amid explicit-texts report
The Vermont independent said voters should focus on working-class issues after reports that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner exchanged sexual texts after marrying his wife
Maine Senate race
Collins leans on federal spending record in Maine Senate fight
The Republican incumbent is framing her Appropriations Committee seniority as a reason to return her to Washington as Democrat Graham Platner argues Mainers need a political break from the status quo
Maine Senate race
Susan Collins’ Maine race puts Senate clout — and federal dollars — at stake
The Republican incumbent chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, a rare perch her campaign says has helped steer nearly $1.5 billion to Maine since 2021