Graham Platner wins Maine Senate Democratic primary (opens in new tab)

Graham Platner won Maine’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, setting up a November race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who was unopposed in her primary. The Associated Press projected Platner’s win shortly after polls closed, and early counts showed him with about three-fourths of the Democratic vote while Gov. Janet Mills, who suspended her campaign in April, remained on the ballot. Platner, a 41-year-old oyster farmer and veteran, entered the race as a progressive, anti...