Graham Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primary
by David Smith in Blue Hill, Maine from World news | The Guardian on (#766XC)
Platner, whose campaign was hit by series of negative headlines, to face Susan Collins in key midterm contest
Graham Platner, a Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist, has scaled a mountain of personal controversies to win the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine.
His victory on Tuesday caps a remarkable rise for a candidate who has never held elected office and whose campaign was shadowed by negative headlines that might have ended a more conventional political career.
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