Two of the top candidates for Senate announced Sunday they will withdraw from the Democratic party’s process for selecting a replacement for Graham Platner.
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8 Democratic Maine Senate hopefuls to face off in TV debate
The debate will start at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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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.
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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.
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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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Live updates: Maine Democratic Party says Graham Platner will ‘have no role’ in picking a replacement if he withdraws
Party leaders are urging him to withdraw immediately following the accusations of sexual assault that surfaced Monday. Several prominent Maine Democrats are being discussed as potential candidates to replace him on the ballot if he withdraws.
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Trans ballot referendum group argues signature validity before Maine Supreme Court
The appeal centers on the legitimacy of petitions collected by out-of-state circulators. The matter must be resolved by Aug. 25 to appear on the November ballot.
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How Maine differs from the other state with ranked-choice voting
Alaska and Maine are the only states to use ranked-choice voting in certain statewide elections. Looking at how things work in Alaska offers perspective on whether Maine is actually slow in delivering results.
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Hannah Pingree wins ranked-choice runoff in Democratic primary for governor
Pingree will compete against Republican nominee Bobby Charles and independent Rick Bennett to succeed Gov. Janet Mills in November.
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Maine judge: Secretary of state was right to invalidate trans ballot referendum
Shenna Bellows said last month the initiative could not appear on the November ballot because the petition fell short of the number of required signatures by about 500. A Superior Court judge on Thursday agreed, but the petitioners plan to appeal.