US primaries 2026 live: Graham Platner vies to overcome scandals in Maine as four states hold elections

Polls open in Maine, North Dakota, Nevada, and South Carolina; voters appear to stand by Democratic challenger Graham Platner despite string of controversies

Maine voters weigh Platner scandals: ‘It’s not my job to judge’

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As voters went to the polls on Tuesday in Maine’s Democratic primary, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive congresswoman from New York, was asked by CNN about recent allegations that Senate candidate Graham Platner had mistreated former romantic partners and sent sexual messages to other women after his marriage.

“When it comes to the substance of this reporting, obviously there’s a lot in that behavior that’s really challenging; it’s hard to stomach”, Ocasio-Cortez said.