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BREAKING: Graham Platner suspends campaign for Maine Senate race amid sexual assault allegations
Maine Democrat Graham Platner announces he is "suspending campaign operations" in his Maine Senate race in the wake of sexual assault allegations.
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Whatever you think of Graham the moral power of his policy messages resonated more than other Democrat has in the state of Maine, at least in recent history.
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Published June 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM EDT
Graham Platner gets more primary votes than any other Democratic Senate candidate in Maine history
https://www.nhpr.org/2026-06-11/graham-platner-gets-more-primary-votes-than-any-other-democratic-senate-candidate-in-maine-history
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