Maine Dems Replace Platner in Senate Race | Bangor News

Bangor News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

Maine Democrats are scrambling to replace Senate candidate Graham Platner after explosive accusations of sexual assault surfaced — forcing a historic, delegate-heavy convention to pick a new nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins. The party’s secretive vote, with over 500 delegates chosen via county elections, marks the first time they’ve used such a large-scale process to replace a statewide candidate. Platner, facing mounting pressure from national Democrats and his own campaign, is expected to exit soon — but not before a bitter standoff over whether he tried to control the replacement…