Graham Platner officially withdraws from the Maine Senate race

Embattled candidate Graham Platner officially dropped out of Maine’s U.S.

Embattled candidate Graham Platner officially dropped out of Maine’s U.S. Senate race on Friday, paving the way for Democrats to select a new nominee just days before the deadline.

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“I write to formally withdraw my candidacy for United States Senate,” Platner wrote in a letter to Maine’s division of elections that he shared on X.

Maine’s secretary of state’s office, which oversees elections, confirmed receipt of the letter.