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Susan Collins says she has no ‘preference or prediction’ on Democratic opponent
Maine’s Republican senator said Saturday she has no opinion on the process Democrats are using to replace Graham Platner in the Senate race.
Will voters have a say in Maine’s rushed Democratic convention for Senate?
County committees are selecting delegates to vote for a nominee at a convention later this month. Here’s how you can get involved.
Graham Platner wanted his movement to outlast him. Now comes the ‘ultimate test.’
Can another candidate inspire the movement that Platner built?
Coalition urges Maine Democratic Party to reconsider U.S. Senate nomination process
The group of voters and local and county party committee members wants the party to provide time for public input before cementing the process to replace Graham Platner on the ballot.
Graham Platner formally drops out of Maine’s Senate race
He announced he was leaving Wednesday. On Friday, he made it official.
Here’s how the Maine convention to replace Graham Platner will work
Democrats will hold a nominating convention July 25 in Bangor, where 601 delegates will come together to vote on a replacement candidate.
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Trans student referendum will not be on Maine’s November ballot, high court rules
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court said the secretary of state was correct to invalidate more than 1,000 signatures improperly collected by out-of-state circulators.
Graham Platner was ‘electable’ — until he wasn’t
Democrats say they want a fighter. Does it have to be a White man?
Nirav Shah opens bid to win over Platner supporters
The former public health official, whom Graham Platner did not favor in the governor’s race, cast himself on Thursday as another outsider who largely shared Platner’s policy positions.
In Maine’s mini-primary, to run for Senate is to run from Graham Platner
Each candidate seems to know that distance from Platner is a prerequisite.
Why is Graham Platner officially dropping out Monday?
Platner and his team did not explain why he is taking until Monday, the last day to officially remove his name from the ballot.
The following Mainers are also not running for U.S. Senate | Column
Patrick Dempsey and Heather Cox Richardson took themselves out of the running. Here, we’re helpfully preempting the statements of other would-bes.
Who’s running to replace Graham Platner — and who isn’t
A former logger, the owner of a brewery and a public health chief are among the candidates now vying for the Democratic nomination to take on Sen. Susan Collins.
Who will take on Susan Collins? Get to know Maine Democrats’ possible replacements for Graham Platner
Before the primary, we profiled each of the candidates in Maine’s major races. Now, they’re back in the spotlight.
A breakdown of what Graham Platner said while ending his Senate campaign
The 11-minute video in which Platner announced his withdrawal mirrored the insurgent campaign he ran for 11 months.
Graham Platner suspends bid for Maine Senate seat amid sexual assault scandal
Platner announced he was leaving the race in a video posted to X.
Maine Democrats planning 600-person convention to replace Graham Platner
The U.S. Senate candidate announced Wednesday that he was exiting the race. Now, the party must choose a replacement to face Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Nirav Shah is making fundraising calls to gauge Maine Senate race
Shah, who finished 2nd in the Democratic primary for governor, said the initial calls he’s had have been met with a ‘high degree of enthusiasm.’
Political influencer sues after she was barred from JD Vance event in Bangor
Amanda McGonigle, who runs the Instagram account @CatsOnACouch, filed a lawsuit against the Secret Service and Executive Office of the President.
Maine’s Democratic primary was over. With Platner out of the race, it’s back on.
Graham Platner’s campaign and the Maine Democratic Party are openly sparring as an assortment of defeated Democrats line up to replace Platner on the ballot.
Live updates: Details of nominating Democratic convention to replace Platner are starting to take shape
Hopeful replacements are lining up for consideration and distancing themselves from the 41-year-old oysterman whose campaign disintegrated this week after a sexual assault allegation he denies.
Maine Democrats urging Platner to drop out, criticize his team for trying to affect how he would be replaced
Party leaders say they want a process that’s inclusive, open, transparent and fair to all candidates, and have criticized the Platner campaign for trying to influence the selection procedure.
‘Hugely disappointing’: Maine Democratic voters react to Platner rape allegation
Supporters are reeling and party officials are contemplating how they would replace the 41-year-old oysterman if he decides to withdraw from the race.
How to navigate tax breaks and subsidies as a Maine parent
Kids are expensive, but tax credits and subsidies — new and old — can help ease the financial load.
Troy Jackson files to explore Senate run in case Graham Platner drops out
Graham Platner’s political allies have all but abandoned him in the wake of a Maine woman accusing him of sexual assault.
Who could replace Graham Platner in Maine’s Senate race? Here are the names being floated.
Several of the candidates from June’s gubernatorial and congressional primaries say they’re interested.
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