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Primary Results Tuesday June 9

The article describes how primary contests in South Carolina and Nevada will test the influence of his endorsements.

Primary Results Tuesday June 9
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Jun 9, 2026
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A preview of Tuesday’s primaries highlights Graham Platner’s Maine Senate nomination and tests of Donald Trump’s influence in South Carolina and Nevada. It also surveys other contests, including Jim Clyburn’s South Carolina House primary and Nevada’s gubernatorial race.

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R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements are discussed as a test of his influence

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Democratic Senate candidate in Maine

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Mark R. Warner
D · VA · SEN

Senator quoted on the effect of Trump on political standards

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

Senator facing a Republican primary challenge

Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative and South Carolina gubernatorial candidate

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

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Republican incumbent in Maine’s Senate contest

Mark Lynch
R · SC

Republican Senate primary challenger to Lindsey Graham

Ralph Norman
R · SC-5

Representative and South Carolina gubernatorial candidate

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Senator and supporter of Platner

Representative retiring from Nevada’s 2nd District

Joe Wilson
R · SC-2

Representative and father of South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Alan Wilson

Jim Clyburn
D · SC-6

Representative facing a Democratic primary in South Carolina

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

Former vice president and supporter of Aaron Ford

Representative and mother of gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree

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

Former senator cited as a comparison in the discussion of Democratic standards

Maine governor and Democratic Senate candidate

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

Representative who appeared with Platner at a campaign event

Republican House candidate in Nevada’s 2nd District

Angus S. King, Jr.
I · ME · SEN

Senator and father of gubernatorial candidate Angus King III

ALSO MENTIONED  Aaron Ford, Nevada attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial candidate; Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general and gubernatorial candidate; Alexis Hill, Nevada county commissioner and Democratic gubernatorial candidate; Angus King III, Maine Democratic gubernatorial candidate and son of Senator Angus King; George H.W. Bush, Former president and uncle of candidate Jonathan Bush; George W. Bush, Former president and cousin of candidate Jonathan Bush; Hannah Pingree, Maine Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former state House speaker; Joe Lombardo, Nevada governor and Republican incumbent; Jonathan Bush, Republican Maine gubernatorial candidate and businessman; Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Rom Reddy, South Carolina gubernatorial candidate

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11 OUTLETS
Primaries Test Trump's Influence as Platner Wins Maine

Outlets agree Graham Platner won Maine’s Democratic Senate nomination and that primaries in South Carolina and Nevada tested President Donald Trump’s influence through his endorsements. Center outlets put Platner’s controversies within a broader survey of the primaries and Trump’s endorsement influence; right-leaning outlets emphasize reported outcomes, including Platner’s win and victories by Trump-endorsed candidates.

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