Graham Platner Already Outperformed Susan Collins' 2020 Rival Sara Gideon
Summary
Graham Platner won the Democratic primary in Maine with a record number of votes, surpassing the previous record set by Sara Gideon in 2020. He will face Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2026 election, and current polls show a close race between the two candidates.Key Facts
- Graham Platner received over 130,000 votes in the Maine Democratic Senate primary, about 72% of the vote.
- This is the highest vote total for a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine history, beating Sara Gideon's 116,264 votes in 2020.
- Platner defeated Governor Janet Mills and David Costello in the primary.
- Maine leans Democratic; Kamala Harris won the state by nearly 7 points in the 2024 presidential election.
- Senator Susan Collins is a Republican who has won multiple elections in Maine due to her personal popularity and bipartisan appeal.
- Recent polls show a close race between Platner and Collins, with Platner holding slight leads or ties in some surveys.
- Maine uses ranked-choice voting, which affects how support levels are measured in polls.
- Maine’s other Senate seat is held by Angus King, an independent who works with Democrats.
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