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Primary Results Tuesday June 9

The preview focuses on whether Platner can retain support in Maine amid newly reported allegations about his past.

Primary Results Tuesday June 9
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A primary-day preview centers on Graham Platner’s effort to retain support in Maine amid newly surfaced allegations about his past, while surveying contests in Nevada and South Carolina. It also considers how results could test Donald Trump’s influence and shape several races.

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Maine Democratic Senate candidate facing scrutiny over allegations about his past

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements are being tested in several primaries

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Mark R. Warner
D · VA · SEN

U.S. senator commenting on Democrats’ standards

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

U.S. senator facing a South Carolina Republican primary challenge

Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

U.S. representative and South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate

Republican House candidate in Nevada’s 2nd District endorsed by Trump

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Maine Republican Senate incumbent and expected nominee

Mark Lynch
R · SC

Republican Senate candidate challenging Lindsey Graham in South Carolina

Ralph Norman
R · SC-5

U.S. representative and South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

U.S. senator and Platner supporter

U.S. representative retiring from Nevada’s 2nd District

Joe Wilson
R · SC-2

U.S. representative and father of South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Alan Wilson

Jim Clyburn
D · SC-6

U.S. representative whose district was the subject of a rejected redistricting effort

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

Former vice president and Aaron Ford supporter

U.S. representative and mother of Maine gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree

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

Former U.S. senator mentioned in a comparison with Democrats’ past standards

Maine Democratic Senate candidate who suspended her campaign

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

U.S. representative who appeared at a Platner campaign event

Republican House candidate in Nevada’s 2nd District

Angus S. King, Jr.
I · ME · SEN

U.S. 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 Democratic gubernatorial candidate and businessman; 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, Maine Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former state House speaker; Joe Lombardo, Nevada governor and Republican gubernatorial incumbent; Jonathan Bush, Republican Maine gubernatorial candidate and businessman; Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate endorsed by Trump; Rom Reddy, South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate and businessman

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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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