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Maine Democrats Want Their Nominee Out. There’s Just One Problem.

Virginia Grace McKinnon

The Maine Democratic Party is working “around the clock” to replace Graham Platner, but as the Democrat Senate nominee, he has leverage—and he’s using it.

A civil war is brewing in Maine. As calls continue for Platner to step down, he has stayed silent and continues to deny multiple allegations of sexual assault.

According to the state’s election law, if he withdraws from the race by Friday, the Maine Democratic Party can replace him with a candidate of its choice.

On a private call with his staff Monday evening, after the most recent allegations were made public, Platner said he still has leverage to influence their decision.

Democrat Senate Candidates across the country jumped ship last night after their leadership and Super PAC announced they were condemning Platner and “redirecting resources away from the Maine Senate race."The same party and PAC stood by him through countless allegations of… pic.twitter.com/1um5T9t1uy— Virginia Grace McKinnon (@virginiagmck) July 7, 2026

Democrat Senate Candidates across the country jumped ship last night after their leadership and Super PAC announced they were condemning Platner and “redirecting resources away from the Maine Senate race."The same party and PAC stood by him through countless allegations of… pic.twitter.com/1um5T9t1uy

A spokesperson for the local party says the process will be “open, inclusive, transparent, and fair,” and will ensure “the integrity of this process is just as inclusive as the outcome.”

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The state Democratic Party claims Platner is........

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