Maine Dems seek replacement after Platner exits Senate race
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Graham Platner suspended his Maine Senate campaign after sexual-assault allegations resurfaced, leaving the Maine Democratic Party to pick a replacement by the July 27 deadline as it faces Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall; national Democrats had warned they wouldn’t back the race if Platner remained on the ballot.
- Graham Platner drops out of Senate race, allowing Maine Democrats to replace him NBC News
- Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegation The Guardian
- Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim AP News
- Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her Politico
- These Maine Democrats could run to replace Graham Platner in the Senate race CNN
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