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Primary Results Tuesday June 9

The preview centers on Platner’s expected nomination and the scrutiny of his campaign.

Primary Results Tuesday June 9
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The article previews primary elections in several states, with particular attention to Graham Platner’s Maine Senate race and the scrutiny surrounding his campaign. It also highlights contests in South Carolina and Nevada, and reports that a proposed South Carolina map change affecting James Clyburn’s district was rejected.

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Democratic Senate candidate in Maine

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Mark R. Warner
D · VA · SEN

Senator commenting on Democratic standards

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

Senator facing a South Carolina Republican primary

Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative and South Carolina gubernatorial candidate

Republican House candidate in Nevada’s 2nd District

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Republican incumbent senator in Maine

Mark Lynch
R · SC

Republican Senate candidate challenging Lindsey Graham

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements are a focus of several primary contests

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 whose district was spared a proposed map change

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

Former vice president and supporter of Aaron Ford

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 former Democratic Senate candidate

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

Representative who appeared at a Platner campaign event

Republican House candidate in Nevada’s 2nd 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, Nevada Democratic gubernatorial candidate and county commissioner; Angus King III, Maine gubernatorial candidate and son of Senator Angus King; George H.W. Bush, Former president and uncle of Jonathan Bush; George W. Bush, Former president and cousin of Jonathan Bush; Hannah Pingree, Maine gubernatorial candidate and former state House speaker; Joe Lombardo, Nevada governor and Republican incumbent; Jonathan Bush, Republican candidate for governor of Maine; Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Rom Reddy, South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate

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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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