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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event Friday, June 5, 2026, in Bar Harbor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Graham Platner says Maine voters will ‘have my back’ despite scandals ahead of Senate primary

Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, insists voters will support him despite controversies about his past.

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, greets supporters after speaking at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Paxton and Platner visit Washington to shore up support for their controversial Senate candidacies

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Platner’s wife calls news coverage of Senate hopeful’s sexually explicit texts with women ‘shameful’

This photo provided by the Maine Department of Public Safety shows Firefighters try to extinguish flames from a large fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, Maine on Friday, May 15, 2026 (Maine Department of Public Safety via AP)

Investigators say fatal Maine lumber mill fire was accidental and started in silo

This photo provided by the Maine Department of Public Safety shows Firefighters try to extinguish flames from a large fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, Maine on Friday, May 15, 2026 (Maine Department of Public Safety via AP)

Firefighter killed, 11 injured in lumber mill explosion and massive fire in Maine

Janet Mills has the bona fides. Is that enough to win over Maine’s primary voters?

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has decades of experience in office and the backing of the party establishment as she seeks the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. But she’s the underdog in the primary heading into the first debate next week. (AP video: Patrick Whittle and Mingson Lau)

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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, walks to the chamber after meeting behind closed doors with fellow Republicans on the Homeland Security budget stalemate, at the Capitol in Washington, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Restless Democrats challenge party establishment while trying to loosen Trump’s grip on Washington

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 30, 2024, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Maine Gov. Mills drops Democratic US Senate bid against Platner, lamenting a lack of campaign funds

Maine Gov. Janet Mills talks to reporters Friday, April 17, 2026, in South Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)

Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is that enough to win over Maine’s Democratic voters?

The Douglas County Google Data Center complex is seen, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lithia Springs, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

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Schematics for an affordable housing project are posted Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)

Maine tried zoning reform to fix its housing crisis. It’s unclear if it’s working.

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Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races

The Douglas County Google Data Center complex is seen, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lithia Springs, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

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Dave Harvey participates in a trivia night for supporters of U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Kittery, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

How Graham Platner is using trivia games and happy hours to help power his Maine Senate campaign

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a forum on climate change and the consequences for home insurance, grocery prices, and health care costs, at the Capitol in Washington, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Schumer had a plan to win back the Senate. But some Democrats aren’t on board

The seal of the Dept of Justice is shown on the podium, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 30, 2024, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Mills and Platner spar over attack ad in intensification of Maine primary to face Susan Collins

Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a news conference in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

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Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall in Ogunquit, Maine, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, file)

Ruben Gallego backs Graham Platner as Democrats split over Maine Senate race

President Donald Trump listens to a reporter's question as he flies aboard Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews, Md., to West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Annual governors’ gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, departs the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, on July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Susan Collins announces reelection bid in pivotal Maine Senate race

Protesters rally against the presence of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement in Maine, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Sen. Susan Collins announces end to ICE large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem

Protesters rally against the presence of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement in Maine, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE’s sweeping enforcement action in Maine

Rosie Grutze protests the presence of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine governor questions ‘secret arrests,’ sheriff says ICE targeted one of his recruits

Rosie Grutze protests the presence of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities

Rep.-elect Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, is interviewed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Democrats see a path to win the Senate. It’s narrow and has little room for error

This image provided by the Jordan Wood campaign shows Jordan Wood in Bristol, Maine, in April 2025. (Gerri Hernandez/Jordan Wood campaign via AP)

Maine candidate leaves Senate race for House primary, shaking up 2 high stakes contests

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Tattoo artist Mischa Ostberg talks with a visitor at the Ghost Rose Tattoo parlor, Nov. 3, 2025, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

A tattoo artist lands in an unexpected role in Maine’s Senate race

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, shows oyster shells to a visitor at his home, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Sullivan, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Graham Platner thinks Democratic voters will overlook his past to support a new type of candidate

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., a Democrat who has been voting to open the government, leaves the chamber as the Senate works to bring the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to an end after a bipartisan compromise, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Shutdown proposal pits Democrats’ moderates and progressives against centrist Senate dealmakers

Terry O'Neill casts his ballot while voting at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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