Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race

Platner said the "ballot line belongs to the people of Maine."

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Friday, July 10, 2026
Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
Graham Platner formally withdrew from the Senate race on Friday, sharing his letter to the Maine Secretary of State's office in a post on X.

Graham Platner formally withdrew from the Senate race on Friday, sharing his letter to the Maine Secretary of State's office in a post on X.

"My name may have been on the ballot, but that ballot line belongs to the people of Maine," he wrote.

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