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Maine Senate race set between Democrat Graham Platner and longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins

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Washington — Democrat Graham Platner and GOP Sen. Susan Collins will face off in a November contest that could determine which party controls the Senate next year. The race was shaken up in recent weeks by a spate of allegations against Platner. Platner won the Democratic primary on Tuesday night after facing minimal opposition, CBS … Read more

Maine voters set up a Senate showdown: Graham Platner versus Susan Collins

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It’s official: Republican Sen. Susan Collins will face Democrat Graham Platner this fall, NBC News projects, in what will be a marquee election in the fight for control of the Senate. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Collins and Platner both won their primaries on Tuesday, … Read more

Susan Collins refuses to weigh in on Platner’s sexting scandal as Maine voters head to polls

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, repeatedly declined to weigh in on Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s sexting controversy last week, opting to keep her distance from the escalating scandal as Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday. “I really have nothing to add to it,” Collins told Fox … Read more

Vance calls Sen. Susan Collins ‘a good fit for Maine’ despite his frustrations with her

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Vice President JD Vance offered a vote of confidence Thursday for Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who voted to convict President Donald Trump at his 2021 impeachment trial and faces a tough re-election fight this year in Maine. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Sometimes I … Read more

Mills and Platner spar over attack ad in intensification of Maine primary to face Susan Collins

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PORTLAND, Maine — The campaign of U.S. Senate hopeful Gov. Janet Mills released an advertisement Tuesday criticizing comments posted online by her rival Graham Platner, in an intensification of their Maine Democratic primary battle. Mills and Platner are competing for the Democratic nomination to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins, whose seat is key for … Read more

Maine Democratic Senate primary grows increasingly bitter as party vies to unseat Susan Collins in key race

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A bitter Democratic primary is unfolding in Maine as two candidates battle for the chance to challenge five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins, one of the GOP’s most vulnerable incumbents in the upcoming midterm elections. The race pits a centrist sitting governor, Janet Mills, against a progressive firebrand, Graham Platner, an oyster farmer, military veteran and … Read more