{"id":360991,"date":"2026-06-09T20:37:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T01:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/graham-platner-is-expected-to-be-maines-democratic-senate-nominee-abc-news-projects"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T01:37:52","slug":"graham-platner-is-expected-to-be-maines-democratic-senate-nominee-abc-news-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/graham-platner-is-expected-to-be-maines-democratic-senate-nominee-abc-news-projects","title":{"rendered":"Graham Platner is anticipated to be Maine\u2019s Democratic Senate nominee, ABC Information tasks."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Graham Platner is expected to be Maine\u2019s Democratic Senate nominee, ABC News projects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Platner, an oyster farmer and military veteran from Hancock County, is now slated to take on longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November\u2019s general election. It is expected to be among the most-watched races of the midterm elections as Democrats look to flip the Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Maine Gov. Janet Mills was also on the Democratic Senate primary ballot, as was former Maryland state official David Costello. However, Mills suspended her campaign in late April citing limited financial resources, and a University of New Hampshire poll published in late May found that Costello was \u201clargely unknown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Platner has a primary campaign focused in part on ending wealth inequality. He was endorsed early by prominent New England progressives such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">After Mills suspended her campaign, prominent Democratic leaders such as Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate&#8217;s top Democrat, backed Platner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/maine-democrats-divided-platner-stick-reluctantly\/story?id=133656038\" dir=\"ltr\">fought controversies throughout his primary campaign<\/a>, ranging from him once getting a tattoo allegedly resembling a Nazi symbol to allegations published by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal claiming he sent sexually explicit texts to women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Platner acknowledged that he previously went through a \u201cvery dark period\u201d of his life and was \u201ca far from perfect boyfriend.\u201d During a rally in Bar Harbor, Maine, last Friday, he said that &#8220;every single piece&#8221; of his past and journey was being &#8220;dug up, litigated and weaponized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">See live election<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->results<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/maine-2026-live-primary-election-results\/story?id=133558103\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Platner is expected to be Maine\u2019s Democratic Senate nominee, ABC News projects. 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