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Primary Results Tuesday June 9

Platner is the central focus of the Maine Senate preview, which describes the controversy confronting his campaign.

Primary Results Tuesday June 9
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The article previews primary races in four states, focusing on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s effort to weather controversy and on President Donald Trump’s influence in endorsed contests. No results are reported.

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Democratic Senate candidate in Maine facing scrutiny ahead of the primary

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements and influence are discussed in several primary contests

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Mark R. Warner
D · VA · SEN

Senator quoted about Democratic standards

Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Senator facing a Republican primary challenge in South Carolina

Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative and Republican candidate for governor of South Carolina

Trump-backed Republican candidate in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Republican incumbent senator and Maine primary candidate

Mark Lynch
R · SC

Republican Senate candidate challenging Lindsey Graham in South Carolina

Ralph Norman
R · SC-5

Representative and Republican candidate for governor of South Carolina

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Senator who has supported Platner

Representative retiring from Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District

Joe Wilson
R · SC-2

Representative and father of South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Alan Wilson

Jim Clyburn
D · SC-6

Representative whose district was the subject of a rejected South Carolina redistricting effort

Kamala Harris
Former U.S. Senator (D-CA)

Former vice president who supports Aaron Ford’s Nevada gubernatorial campaign

Representative and mother of Maine gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree

Al Franken
Former U.S. Senator (D-MN)

Former senator cited in a comparison about Democratic standards

Maine governor and Democratic Senate candidate who suspended her campaign

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

Representative who appeared with Platner at a campaign event

Republican candidate in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District

Angus S. King, Jr.
I · ME · SEN

Senator and father of Maine gubernatorial candidate Angus King III

ALSO MENTIONED  Aaron Ford, Nevada attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial candidate; Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Alexis Hill, Democratic candidate for Nevada governor; Angus King III, Businessman and Democratic candidate for Maine governor; George H.W. Bush, Former president and uncle of Maine gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush; George W. Bush, Former president and cousin of Maine gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush; Hannah Pingree, Former Maine House speaker and Democratic candidate for governor; Joe Lombardo, Nevada governor and Republican incumbent; Jonathan Bush, Republican candidate for governor of Maine; Pamela Evette, Republican candidate for governor of South Carolina endorsed by Trump; Rom Reddy, Republican candidate for governor of South Carolina

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Graham Platner Wins Maine Democratic Senate Nomination

Outlets focus on Graham Platner’s Maine Democratic Senate primary, where he was seeking the nomination as allegations about his past drew scrutiny. Center outlets place the race in a broader primary preview and note questions about Platner’s credibility. Right-leaning outlets foreground the allegations and, as the New York Post emphasizes, Democrats’ concerns about his general-election prospects.

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