Democrat Graham Platner has formally withdrawn from the Maine Senate race, allowing members of the party to choose their new nominee this month. “I write to formally withdraw my candidacy for United ...

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event, June 7, in Portland. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty / AP Graham Platner filed paperwork with state officials Friday ...

Graham Platner has submitted his notice to the Maine secretary of state to formally withdraw from the state’s U.S. Senate race. “I write to formally withdraw my candidacy for United States Senate,” ...

The Maine Secretary of State's office confirmed Platner's withdrawal and will have until July 27 to name a replacement. Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner has officially withdrawn from the ...

Graham Platner suspended his campaign for the U.S. Senate race in Maine on Wednesday after a rape allegation against him and the loss of key endorsements. The embattled senate hopeful made his exit ...

Graham Platner said Wednesday that he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, shuttering an insurgent campaign that had withstood months of ...

Platner has formally withdrawn his candidacy: According to a new report from the Intercept: Members of the Democratic Socialists of America circulated a letter calling on candidates and elected ...

Democrats in Maine began jockeying Thursday to become the new candidate for a pivotal U.S. Senate seat.

Platner fans are hurt, disappointed. Some are unenrolling from the Democratic Party. But most seem to still be united around his movement.

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