Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner announced his withdrawal from the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins following multiple sexual assault allegations, but he's waiting until the last minute to formalize his exit as Democrats face an imminent deadline to replace him. Zak Hudak reports.
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Rumors are swirling around Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after multiple campaign events were abruptly canceled to start the week. The cancellations and Platner’s troubling past have led to […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-17th District, has called on Maine Democrat Graham Platner to end his campaign for U.S. Senate following an allegation of sexual assault.
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine on Wednesday promised to formally withdraw from the race, after a string of controversies including an accusation of sexual assault plunged one of the most competitive races in the 2026 midterm elections into…
The allegation reported Monday prompted a chorus of calls for Platner to depart the high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, which could decide party control of the Senate.
Graham Platner's Senate campaign in Maine has all but collapsed in the wake of a sexual assault allegation that he denies. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
(Epoch Times) Graham Platner, Maine Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, withdrew from his race against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on July 8, ending a campaign rocked by a sexual assault allegation and giving the state’s Democratic Party time to name a replacement before November’s election.
Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of Nolan Wells.
Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) told members of his campaign team that he expects to officially end his Senate bid on Monday by filing the documents needed to take his name off the ballot.
Democrats are growing anxious that the Graham Platner fiasco has left them with just under four months to throw a campaign together for a new candidate -- and Platner still hasn't officially withdrawn.
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner announced his withdrawal from the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins following multiple sexual assault allegations, but he's waiting until the last minute to formalize his exit as Democrats face an imminent deadline to replace him. Zak Hudak reports.
Graham Platner is officially out of the Maine Senate race after facing sexual assault allegations. Democratic candidate Dan Kleban joins CBS News to make his case as Platner's replacement.
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