Scandal-plagued Platner captures Democratic Senate nomination

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. A 'Fox News Sunday' panel discusses the ongoing controversy surrounding Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner and its implications for his Maine Senate bid, and more. BLUE HILL, Maine — He's been facing one of the roughest stretches of his bid for the U.S. Senate, but Graham Platner on Tuesday captured the Democratic Party's Senate nomination. Platner, a military combat veteran and oyster farmer who is backed by progressive champions Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Rep. Ro Khanna of California, defeated two longshot rivals in Maine's Democratic Senate primary, the Associated Press reports. "Susan Collins said she would only serve two terms, she's now running for her sixth," Platner told the crowd at the Blue Hill YMCA after he was declared the winner. "She has worked in politics longer than Joe Bi