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Pressure grows on Platner to leave Maine Senate race

Maine Public | By Steve Mistler
Published July 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM CDT

Democratic nominee Graham Platner' high-profile U.S. Senate race has been thrown into chaos following a POLITICO report that he sexually assaulted a former girlfriend five years ago.

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