Democratic U.S. Senate candidates (from left) Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson, Nirav Shah, and Jordan Wood participate in a televised debate in Portland, Maine, on July 17, 2026.(Screenshot via NEWS CENTER Maine/YouTube)
Now that Graham Platner has exited the Senate race in Maine, you might have forgotten that there’s even a race left to run in November -- and Democrats still have to fill the slot. Since Platner withdrew after already winning a largely uncontested primary, that means the clock is ticking and Maine Democrats have been forced to schedule a hasty convention to decide on their nominee.
It will be a quintessential “insider” operation, as in truth it had to be given the time crunch: 601 Maine Democrats will meet in Bangor next weekend -- 101 Democratic state committee members, plus 500 ...
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