State Rep. James White, R-Guilford, sent the letter to Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Friday, the day before Jackson was chosen as the Maine Democratic Party’s Senate nominee during a special convention.
Now that the Declaration of Intent deadline has passed for anyone seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, party officials are urging voters to pay close attention to the schedule ahead.
Democrats in Maine began jockeying Thursday to become the new candidate for a pivotal U.S. Senate seat after progressive nominee Graham Platner announced he will withdraw from the race after a sexual assault allegation.
The Maine Democratic State Committee voted Wednesday night to move forward with plans for a roughly 600-person nominating convention to choose a replacement for Platner.
Actor Patrick Dempsey said Wednesday that he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, quashing speculation that the “Grey’s Anatomy” star and People magazine’s former Sexiest Man Alive was among those being considered to replace embattled Democratic nominee Graham Platner.
In an email sent to supporters and volunteers Wednesday, Platner's campaign manager linked a survey asking recipients to answer two questions: “What message do you have for the Democratic Party?” and “What message do you have for Graham?”
Graham Platner remains Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate as pressure mounts on him to withdraw following allegations of sexual assault by a former girlfriend.
Platner, the Democratic nominee challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins, has faced growing calls to drop out following sexual assault allegations, which he has denied.
As pressure mounts on Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner to withdraw following sexual assault allegations he denies, several potential replacements have begun to emerge.
Posting on 'X' shortly after POLITICO published testimony from a Maine woman who accused Platner of assaulting her in 2021, the prolific horror writer wrote "Graham Platner may drop out. I hope he doesn't, but."
Platner faces incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in this year’s general election. At the endorsement event, Platner once again called out Collins for her voting record.
Of the three major races decided early this morning in Ranked Choice Voting, only Republican Bobby Charles came out of primary day with a lead and left with the nomination.
Knox County Deputy Daniel Landers filed a challenge accusing Albert Joy of not meeting the required two-year minimum for supervisory experience needed to run for a sheriff position.
Matthew Dunlap was named the winner of Ranked Choice Voting tabulations to be the democratic nominee for Maine's second congressional district. He beat out runner up Joe Baldacci.
