Graham Platner is dropping out of the Senate race. There are a few candidates lined up, but the Democrat Socialist (DSA) choice is probably Troy Jackson, who already filed to run.
The Democratic primary for governor was far more crowded, and some watchers of Maine politics told CBS News a few of the candidates who came up short in that race could be near the top of the list to replace Platner as Senate nominee. Those candidates include Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former state Senate President Troy Jackson and former Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Nirav Shah. Former state House Speaker Hannah Pingree won the gubernatorial primary.
Ba Bye! I’d rather he stayed in the race. He’s so terrible that it helped Susan Collins.
His speech is more melodramatic than usual.
My name might be on the ballot right now, but that ballot line belongs to the people of Maine. pic.twitter.com/RKVyLU76tm
— Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) July 9, 2026
