Graham Platner Wins Maine Democratic Senate Primary, Will Face Collins in November
Sourced from 5 publications
- •CBS News projects Graham Platner as the winner of the Maine Democratic Senate primary.
- •Platner will face five-term Republican incumbent Susan Collins in a race CBS News called potentially key to Senate control.
- •PBS NewsHour reported Platner has faced repeated scandals during his campaign, raising concerns among Maine Democrats about his general election viability.
- •Maine's ranked-choice voting system was invoked in the gubernatorial primaries, not the Senate race, according to NBC News.
- •Notus characterized the Democratic mood after Platner's win as fearful about the party's prospects in November.
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