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Graham Platner Surge Threatens Susan Collins as Janet Mills Bows Out

Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, ended her Senate campaign on Thursday, setting up a general election between progressive Democrat Graham Platner and incumbent GOP Senator Susan Collins in the ...

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An early look at Susan Collins versus Graham Platner, by the numbers

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Graham Platner and Susan Collins face off 40 days earlier than expected

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What does Graham Platner’s success say about Democratic leadership?

Maine Governor Janet Mills suspended her US Senate campaign Thursday, clearing the way for progressive Graham Platner to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins in the November election.

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Major shake-up in Maine Senate Democratic primary

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Graham Platner Should Worry Susan Collins

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

Meanwhile, Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, both of New York, said they would work with Platner to defeat Collins.

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Who’s endorsing Graham Platner now, and who still isn’t backing him?

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Janet Mills and Graham Platner will be at a Democratic banquet on Friday

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'New Democrat party': Senate GOP sounds off on 'extreme' Graham Platner as Senate race in Maine heats up

Senate Republicans eye attacks on Graham Platner's progressive record and ties to Sanders and AOC now that Maine's Democratic primary is settled.

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Graham Platner looks to unite Maine Democrats as 'presumptive' Senate nominee

Maine Democratic Party convention-goers were relieved to focus on the general election, but some had mixed feelings about their prospects against GOP Sen. Susan Collins.

Collins and Platner Face Off: 5 Takeaways From the Maine Senate Shake-Up

The exit of Gov. Janet Mills kicked off the general election early in what is likely to be one of the most important, expensive and combative Senate races of 2026.

PolitiFact

Fact-checking Graham Platner that his campaign played a ‘key role’ in passing Maine rape kit bill

In 2024, Maine’s legislature passed a bill requiring the state to inventory untested rape kits and establish a rape kit tracking system. Gov. Janet Mills did not sign that or 34 other late-arriving bills,

Maine Public

More than a month before Democratic primary, pro-Collins super PAC attacks Platner

The timing is noteworthy because Gov. Janet Mills has largely stopped running ads in the contest and polls show she's struggling to gain ground against Graham Platner. So far, no Democratic-aligned super PAC has come to her aid.