Graham Platner, who won the nomination during the primary election last month, has stated his intention to withdraw from the race.
Under Maine law, the Maine Democratic Party is responsible for naming a replacement nominee, and the party’s state committee voted to do so through a nominating convention.
Maine Democrats across the state are coming together to select our next U.S. Senate nominee — and defeat Susan Collins in November. Here’s everything we know about the nomination process so far.
Plans are in the works for an in-person nominating convention where delegates representing each county will vote to choose the candidate. This will involve hundreds of people.
The Hancock County Democratic Committee will be holding an emergency caucus in the coming days to elect delegates to represent us at the statewide convention.
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