Platner drops campaign for Maine's U.S. Senate seat
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(The Center Square) – Graham Platner, the controversial Democratic nominee for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, dropped out of the race Wednesday amid intense scrutiny over new sexual assault allegations from a former girlfriend.
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A woman who previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report released Monday, leading prominent supporters to pull their endorsements and throwing a must-win race for the party into t…
A 41-year-old Maine woman has accused embattled Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexually assaulting her nearly five years ago, according to a bombshell Politico report published Monday. Politico interviewed 41-year-old Maine resident Jenny Racicot three times over the past two weeks an…
Politico dropped the story hours after we learned the candidate had canceled numerous events around Maine. The post Woman Who Dated Graham Platner Accuses Him of Sexual Assault first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
With Democrats abandoning Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after new sexual assault accusations dropped on Monday, the party is evaluating options on how to move forward with the general election less than four months away.
Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner has responded to more allegations of sexual misconduct against women. Jenny Racicot, a 41-year-old Maine resident who dated Platner on and off for two years, says that he sexually assaulted her in 2021—drunkenly entering her home uninvited and forcing h…
Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner said Monday he is reconsidering the future of his campaign after a woman who previously dated him accused him of sexual assault.
Graham Platner , the Democratic nominee in Maine's Senate race, said he is "taking the time" to consider his next steps after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2021. Why it matters: Platner, who denied the allegation, stopped short of saying he would end his campaign, but indicated h…
A woman who previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report released Monday, leading prominent supporters...
A woman who previously dated the Maine Democratic Senate candidate told Politico that Graham Platner drunkenly forced her to have sex in 2021 after she told him to stop.
The loss of support comes after a POLITICO report that a woman said the Maine Democratic Senate nominee sexually assaulted her in 2021. He denied the claim.
Maine Democratic Party leaders on Monday called on Democrat Senate nominee Graham Platner to end his campaign following recent sexual assault allegations, saying the accusations against him have become too serious to ignore.
Monday on CNN's "The Lead," 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D), says he forced her to have sex with him five years ago.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued a statement calling for Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner to "immediately withdraw" from the race after a report revealed that he allegedly entered a woman's home and sexually assaulted her.
While embattled Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has denied the recent sexual assault allegations made against him, the prominent Democrats who pushed the accused with an alleged Nazi tattoo to win their party's nomination will be immortalized.
Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event at the Blue Hill YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Progressive Democrat Graham Platner won the party’s Senate primary in Maine after a bruising campaign which became as much about hi…
Platner has denied the accusations of sexual assault that surfaced Monday. Still, several prominent Maine Democrats are being discussed as potential options to replace him on the ballot, if he drops out.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, an oyster farmer, said Monday he was “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward” as he faced a sexual assault allegation from a woman he previously dated.
After his already-controversial campaign was rocked by a rape allegation, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is being urged by Democrats across the board to drop out. Platner is still […]
