Top Maine Democrat says Platner campaign has sought to influence possible replacement

Campaign Top Maine Democrat says Platner campaign has sought to influence possible replacement Comments: by Tara Suter - 07/07/26 11:24 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Tara Suter - 07/07/26 11:24 PM ET Comments: Link copied

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Maine Democratic Party Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson said Tuesday that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign has sought to influence the outcome of who may replace him on the Democratic ticket after an accusation of sexual assault.

“The integrity of this process is just as important as the outcome, and we are committed to ensuring that Democrats across our state can have confidence in both,” Murphy-Anderson said in a video posted on the social platform X.

“Unfortunately, Graham Platner’s team has repeatedly reached out to us in an attempt to put their thumb on the scale of what this process looks like,” Murphy-Anderson said. “We have repeatedly reiterated to Graham Platner’s team that they have no role in determining our next Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, nor in determining what this process looks like.”

When reached for comment, Platner’s campaign said in a statement that it had “reached out to the party to try and understand what this process would look like.”

“At no point has the campaign tried to ‘put its finger on the scale,’” the statement continued. “Over 150,000 Mainers voted for this movement, and over 15,000 Mainers volunteered their time and energy to it.”

On Monday, Platner said his campaign was “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward.” His comments came shortly after Politico published a story in which a woman who previously dated him alleged he had sexually assaulted her.

Earlier on Monday, Politico reported that a woman who previously dated Platner, Jenny Racicot, said that Platner had forced her to have sex with him while he was intoxicated five years ago.

The Maine Democratic Senate candidate vehemently denied accusations of sexual assault to Politico in a video posted on X.

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