Janet Mills drops out of Maine Senate race, clearing way for Platner
Governor Janet Mills has ended her campaign for the 2026 Maine Senate race, citing a lack of financial resources to continue. Her withdrawal clears the path for Graham Platner to become the Democratic nominee. Platner is now poised to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in the upcoming election.
- ▪Janet Mills announced the suspension of her Senate campaign due to insufficient financial resources.
- ▪Mills stated she made the decision despite having the drive, experience, and commitment to continue.
- ▪Graham Platner is now all but certain to secure the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate race in Maine.
- ▪Senate leaders Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand praised Mills for her campaign and leadership as governor.
- ▪Platner will likely face incumbent Senator Susan Collins in the 2026 general election.
- ▪The race will be a key contest in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
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Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) announced the end of her candidacy for the 2026 Maine Senate race, clearing the way for Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee. In a statement posted on social media, Mills said she lacked the financial resources to continue her campaign. Recommended Stories Louisiana voters left in limbo as legislature debates next move after map struck down Florida legislature passes DeSantis’s redistricted map in hopes of adding four GOP House seats Southern Republicans eye up redistricting route after Supreme Court’s VRA decision “While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else – the fight – to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources,” she said.
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