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Graham Platner

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The 2026 Maine Senate race: Graham Platner's Democratic primary win

7 of 13 stories this year · gone quiet

Ruben Gallego backs Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner · 7 articles, Mar 2Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops out of Senate race · 31 articles, Apr 30Platner’s wife calls news coverage of Senate hopeful’s sexually explicit texts with women ‘shameful’ · 25 articles, May 30Democrats navigate a new Graham Platner controversy in Maine’s battleground Senate race · 11 articles, Jun 1Graham Platner accuser Lyndsey Fifield slams NY Times for watering down bombshell story as ‘gift’ to Democrat’s campaign · 6 articles, Jun 5Graham Platner accuser hits NYT for allegedly softening allegations, says coverage was 'gift' to Democrat · 5 articles, Jun 5Graham Platner wins the Democratic primary for US Senate in Maine, will face GOP Sen. Susan Collins · 51 articles, Jun 9
The 2026 Maine Senate race: Platner's exit and Troy Jackson's nomination

39 stories · gone quiet

How Are Democrats Choosing Graham Platner's Replacement—and Who Could It Be? · 18 articles, Jul 6Maine Democrats plan convention to replace Platner: What to know about Senate race · 185 articles, Jul 6Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner faces calls to withdraw after sexual assault allegation · 8 articles, Jul 6Democrats’ narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation · 22 articles, Jul 6Good Riddance to Graham Platner · 22 articles, Jul 6Sanders-founded organization backs Troy Jackson for Maine Senate · 4 articles, Jul 7John Fetterman Says Bernie Sanders Should Apologize for Graham Platner · 12 articles, Jul 7Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race and Democrats announce process to name new nominee · 484 articles, Jul 7Troy Jackson announces run for US Senate after Platner suspends campaign · 9 articles, Jul 7If Graham Platner drops out of the race for US Senate, here's what happens next · 44 articles, Jul 7Graham Platner’s ex-girlfriend says he removed condoms without consent · 13 articles, Jul 7Sunny Hostin Walks Back Support for Platner, Craves Victory for Dems · 6 articles, Jul 7With control of US Senate in play, national Dems rush to dump Maine’s Platner · 23 articles, Jul 7Trump on Platner allegations: ‘A lot of people say big falsehoods’ · 13 articles, Jul 8Graham Platner has formally withdrawn from the Maine Senate race. Here’s what we know about the process to replace him · 21 articles, Jul 8Platner may be finished, but voters' hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain · 14 articles, Jul 8Graham Platner suspends campaign amid scandal, sparking Dem election scramble · 8 articles, Jul 8Patrick Dempsey shuts down Maine Senate buzz as Democrats weigh a replacement · 68 articles, Jul 8Democrats face imminent deadline to replace Platner in Senate race · 14 articles, Jul 8Platner ran polling on possible replacements before dropping out. Here’s how they stacked up against Collins · 6 articles, Jul 8Platner, accused of sexual assault, suspends Senate campaign · 44 articles, Jul 8Maine brewery owner throws hat in ring to replace Platner · 9 articles, Jul 8Maine Democratic Party says it will hold a convention to replace Graham Platner if he drops out of the US Senate race · 5 articles, Jul 8Scandal-plagued Graham Platner drops Maine Senate bid · 5 articles, Jul 9Inside the insurgent rise and rapid downfall of Graham Platner’s campaign · 3 articles, Jul 9Ro Khanna says he regrets endorsing Graham Platner in Maine Senate race · 4 articles, Jul 10Maine Democrats running to replace Platner as Senate nominee scramble to woo his voters · 37 articles, Jul 10Google News and Apple News suppressed Platner stories for months: Study · 12 articles, Jul 13Troy Jackson surges as Maine Democrats’ likely Senate pick after Graham Platner’s exit · 46 articles, Jul 14Maine Democrats gather to select delegates who will chose new US Senate nominee · 6 articles, Jul 15How Troy Jackson went from an anti-abortion Republican to the Democrats’ hope for defeating Susan Collins · 28 articles, Jul 19Shenna Bellows drops out of Maine Senate race · 8 articles, Jul 19Maine Democrats pick Troy Jackson to replace Platner as Senate nominee · 16 articles, Jul 25Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins · 33 articles, Jul 25Maine Democrats choose new nominee to face Susan Collins · 10 articles, Jul 25Democrats in Maine select party nominee to replace Graham Platner in US Senate race · 61 articles, Jul 25Sanders says he does not regret supporting Graham Platner in Maine Senate race · 6 articles, Jul 26Graham Platner to speak at labor rally, one of his first public events since ending Maine campaign · 17 articles, Aug 13Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Labor Day rally · 11 articles, Sep 2
The 2026 Maine Senate race: Troy Jackson vs. Susan Collins · Nov 14, 2024 – Sep 27, 2026

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Stories about Graham Platner that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jul 20Warren backs El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 4 right
  2. May 27Graham Platner leads Susan Collins by 9 points in Maine Senate race1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right

Stories that name Graham Platner

  1. Jul 26– 27DSA co-chair embraces abolishing Senate, ICE, borders as Democratic infighting escalates7 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 6 right
  2. Jul 12– 18Who Do SC Voters Want To Replace Lindsey Graham On Ballot? New Poll Shows It's 'Anyone's Race'41 articles · 26 independent sources
    3 left, 11 center, 7 right
  3. Jul 11– 14Aide to Rep. Ro Khanna on moment he says he was detained by Israeli settlers in West Bank63 articles · 44 independent sources
    6 left, 9 center, 12 right
  4. Jul 8Trump says MoU ‘over’ after latest US and Iranian attacks8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  5. Jul 7– 10The newest Air Force One is flying, but is it ready to deal with all the threats a president faces?111 articles · 60 independent sources
    8 left, 18 center, 11 right
  6. Jul 7– 9Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug charges35 articles · 32 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 15 right
  7. Jun 23Feds probe Brooklyn coffee shop for banning U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman over pro-Israel stance12 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 3 right

Local coverage

  1. Jul 13– 15Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, July 15, 20269 articles · 4 independent sources
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