Maine Democrats Eye July 27 Nominee Pick as Platner Weighs Exit Over Rape Allegation
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 8
Maine Democrats Eye July 27 Nominee Pick as Platner Weighs Exit Over Rape Allegation
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 8
Summary
July 13 is the deadline for Graham Platner to quit Maine’s Senate race, a move that would trigger a scramble to replace the Democratic nominee against Republican Senator Susan Collins.
Charles F. Dingman, 72, the Maine Democratic Party chair, would help run that search after Platner’s campaign was destabilized by a rape allegation he denies and a rapid loss of backing.
July 27 is the party’s deadline to name a replacement, but state law sets no formal selection process, leaving Dingman to oversee an untested decision in a race tied to Senate control.
Susan Collins remains a vulnerable incumbent, making any late Democratic switch especially consequential in one of the contests likely to shape the chamber’s balance.