Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegation
Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event in Blue Hill on 9 June 2026. Photograph: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenGraham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event in Blue Hill on 9 June 2026. “For that reason, we are suspending campaign operations.”In the video, Platner vehemently stood by his assertion that the accusations were “not remotely true”, claiming they were driven by “large forces ... working against [him] personally”.“This is all false,” Platner said of the allegations.
- ▪Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event in Blue Hill on 9 June 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenGraham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event in Blue Hill on 9 June 2026.
- ▪“For that reason, we are suspending campaign operations.”In the video, Platner vehemently stood by his assertion that the accusations were “not remotely true”, claiming they were driven by “large forces ... working against [him] personally”
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Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event in Blue Hill on 9 June 2026. Photograph: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenGraham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event in Blue Hill on 9 June 2026. Photograph: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMaineGraham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegationDemocratic nominee, dogged by controversy since entering contest, says ‘for the movement to continue, it can’t be me’ Woman accuses Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assault Shrai PopatWed 8 Jul 2026 21.37 EDTFirst published on Wed 8 Jul 2026 20.16 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGraham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US…
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