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Scandal-plagued Platner captures Democratic Senate nomination
Graham Platner, a military veteran and oyster farmer supported by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Ro Khanna, won the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine despite facing multiple controversies. He will challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the upcoming midterm elections after defeating two-term Gov. Janet Mills in the primary, with the race being pivotal for the Senate's majority control.
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