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Four states held primaries on June 9: Maine, South Carolina, Nevada, and North Dakota. The biggest races were in Maine and South Carolina, which both had U.S. Senate and gubernatorial primaries of note. Let’s review what happened. (Results...
Decision Desk 2026: Maine, South Carolina & Nevada Primaries
On June 9, four states held their regular primary elections. The top race was Maine’s U.S. Senate contest, where controversy-laden Graham Platner won the Democratic primary to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins. But there were also crowded...
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🗳️ 9 races to watch in Maine, South Carolina & Nevada
In Maine’s U.S. Senate race, likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner has faced a litany of controversies ahead of the state’s June 9 primary. He is on course to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. (images via Platner’s campaign...
Episode 32: 2026's Maine Event, with Michael Shepherd of the Bangor Daily News
One 2026 election seems to keep grabbing all the headlines: Maine’s U.S. Senate race. There, Democrat Graham Platner keeps making news, and usually for the wrong reasons. Reports recently surfaced that reported that Platner had sent sexuall...
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Fast and reliable results and analysis for elections at every level, from federal to local. Find our analysis at https://decisiondeskhq.substack.com.
Managing editor at Votebeat. Former senior editor and senior elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight.
Chief Elections Analyst for Decision Desk HQ. Data journalist, elections guru, and close observer of American politics. Alum of FiveThirtyEight and Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
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