{"id":6753,"date":"2026-07-09T04:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=6753"},"modified":"2026-07-09T04:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:34:51","slug":"9-possible-candidates-who-could-replace-platner-on-maines-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=6753","title":{"rendered":"9 possible candidates who could replace Platner on Maine\u2019s ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Will Democrats choose another progressive nominee or distance themselves from Graham Platner\u2019s wing of the party amid his scandals?<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=6744\">Graham Platner ends U.S. Senate campaign in Maine<\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6746\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c71ee6b5a549d1afc4c3a4fa070d1f4c-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c71ee6b5a549d1afc4c3a4fa070d1f4c-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c71ee6b5a549d1afc4c3a4fa070d1f4c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c71ee6b5a549d1afc4c3a4fa070d1f4c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c71ee6b5a549d1afc4c3a4fa070d1f4c-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c71ee6b5a549d1afc4c3a4fa070d1f4c-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Residents fill out their primary election ballots on June 9 in Belfast, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Democratic nominee Graham Platner\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/08\/graham-platner-ends-us-senate-campaign-maine\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/08\/graham-platner-ends-us-senate-campaign-maine\/\">withdrawal from the Senate race<\/a> in Maine sets up a rush to replace him on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Platner faced growing calls to exit the race in recent days after a sexual assault allegation from a former partner and claims from another ex-girlfriend that he repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/07\/ex-girlfriend-graham-platner-says-he-removed-condoms-without-consent\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/07\/ex-girlfriend-graham-platner-says-he-removed-condoms-without-consent\/\">removed protection without her consent<\/a> while having sex. His withdrawal means that the Maine Democratic Party now has until July 27 to select another nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Platner has denied the allegations but said he recognized the electoral realities of the situation. He and other Maine progressives have expressed a desire to have an ideologically aligned successor, while some politicians suggest that Democrats should distance themselves from Platner\u2019s wing of the party amid his scandals.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats\u2019 challenge to Sen. Susan Collins (R) is critical to control of the U.S. Senate, where Republicans now have a 53-47 majority. The Maine Democratic Party has not said how it plans to select a new nominee, though several prospective candidates have called for a transparent and democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the most prominent names that have been mentioned:<\/p>\n<p>Jackson, 58, who placed third in Maine\u2019s Democratic primary for governor, was a vocal Platner supporter and would be the closest ideologically to him. He was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and the Maine Democratic Socialists of America during his gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6747\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e0dc1a25ef39b35168e65365f8c39a7e-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e0dc1a25ef39b35168e65365f8c39a7e-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e0dc1a25ef39b35168e65365f8c39a7e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e0dc1a25ef39b35168e65365f8c39a7e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e0dc1a25ef39b35168e65365f8c39a7e-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e0dc1a25ef39b35168e65365f8c39a7e-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Troy Jackson filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission indicating a possible run for U.S. Senate if Graham Platner dropped out of the race. (Graeme Sloan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jackson, a logger from northern Maine, is a progressive former state Senate president and has received the support of many Platner volunteers. He called for Platner to leave the race on Tuesday in a statement echoing many of the themes of Platner\u2019s campaign, including supporting Medicare-for-all and helping \u201ctake on corporate power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson announced his campaign shortly after Platner\u2019s withdrawal, calling himself a \u201cprogressive fighter.\u201d Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California), a former Platner supporter, also threw his weight behind Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Bellows, 51, Maine\u2019s secretary of state, placed fourth in the Democratic primary for governor and has described herself as \u201cuniquely fit to unite Mainers and defeat Susan Collins.\u201d She was formerly the executive director of the state\u2019s American Civil Liberties Union and served in the Maine Senate from 2016 to 2020.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6748\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2bc55ccb01afec67d6d43ea4e6dce0e6-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2bc55ccb01afec67d6d43ea4e6dce0e6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2bc55ccb01afec67d6d43ea4e6dce0e6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2bc55ccb01afec67d6d43ea4e6dce0e6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2bc55ccb01afec67d6d43ea4e6dce0e6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2bc55ccb01afec67d6d43ea4e6dce0e6-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has said she will \u201cseriously consider\u201d entering the race to replace Platner. (Robert F. Bukaty\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Bellows received national attention when she sought to bar President Donald Trump from Maine\u2019s ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. In 2014 she was the Democratic nominee challenging Collins, and she lost in a landslide in the Republican wave year, making some skeptical of her chances in a rematch.<\/p>\n<p>She has said that she will \u201cseriously consider\u201d entering the race to replace Platner.<\/p>\n<p>A medical professional, Shah, 49, directed the Illinois Department of Public Health before moving to Maine in 2019 to head the state\u2019s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a role in which he led the state through the covid-19 pandemic. Most recently, he was the principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2023 to 2025 and has worked as a professor at Colby College.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6749\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/026a1e4ef142378246cd984c636ee2d6-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/026a1e4ef142378246cd984c636ee2d6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/026a1e4ef142378246cd984c636ee2d6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/026a1e4ef142378246cd984c636ee2d6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/026a1e4ef142378246cd984c636ee2d6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/026a1e4ef142378246cd984c636ee2d6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Nirav Shah, pictured in 2020, has said he is thinking about entering the Senate contest. (Robert F. Bukaty\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Shah also ran for governor this year, placing first in the first round of voting but losing to Hannah Pingree after Maine\u2019s ranked-choice tabulation. He positioned himself as an outsider and a more moderate candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Shah said Tuesday that he was considering entering the Senate race. He said anyone running for the nomination should agree to at least one televised debate and hold public town halls across Maine.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=6741\">Mexico-England is most watched non-US English-language World Cup match in US history<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mills, 78, has served as Maine\u2019s governor since 2019 and previously was the state\u2019s attorney general. She ran for the Democratic nomination for Senate before suspending her campaign in late April.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6750\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/665684140a5ed9038766c06863413199-1024x732.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/665684140a5ed9038766c06863413199-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/665684140a5ed9038766c06863413199-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/665684140a5ed9038766c06863413199-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/665684140a5ed9038766c06863413199-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/665684140a5ed9038766c06863413199-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Maine Gov. Janet Mills in 2019. She ran for Senate this year but suspended her campaign in April. (Robert F. Bukaty\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While Democratic leaders in Washington preferred Mills to Platner in the primary, she dropped out as Platner consolidated support among progressive voters disillusioned with the party\u2019s establishment.<\/p>\n<p>She has been silent amid the latest scandals affecting Platner\u2019s candidacy and speculation about who may be his replacement on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Wood, 36, a former chief of staff to Rep. Katie Porter (D-California), briefly ran for Senate before entering the primary for Maine\u2019s 2nd Congressional District and placing third. He focused much of his campaign on fighting corruption in Washington, citing his past work to decrease the influence of corporate money in politics.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6751\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/82cc2eab3e2393e7163f7b45a6975f63-1024x708.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/82cc2eab3e2393e7163f7b45a6975f63-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/82cc2eab3e2393e7163f7b45a6975f63-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/82cc2eab3e2393e7163f7b45a6975f63-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/82cc2eab3e2393e7163f7b45a6975f63-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/82cc2eab3e2393e7163f7b45a6975f63-2048x1416.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Jordan Wood says he is talking to voters as he debates joining the Senate race. (Gerri Hernandez\/Jordan Wood campaign\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A progressive, Wood campaigned on increasing taxes for very wealthy individuals, passing universal health care and making child care affordable. He told The Washington Post that he is officially running to replace Platner on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Kleban, 49, a co-founder of Maine Beer Company, ran for the Senate early this cycle before withdrawing from the race to endorse Mills. A political unknown, he <a href=\"https:\/\/mainemorningstar.com\/2025\/09\/03\/maine-beer-company-founder-joins-race-against-susan-collins\/\" rel=\"\">described<\/a> himself at the time as a pragmatic Democrat focusing on affordability and environmental issues, and he never endorsed Platner.<\/p>\n<p>Kleban formally announced his campaign on Tuesday afternoon in a statement, positioning himself as an outside critic of \u201ccorporate interests\u201d and \u201cWashington establishment insiders.\u201d He called for a \u201cnew generation of leadership in Washington\u201d and a transparent process to select the next nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Frey, 46, has served as Maine\u2019s attorney general since 2019 and was first elected to the state House in 2012. <a href=\"https:\/\/mainebeacon.com\/seeking-reelection-ag-frey-has-taken-on-corporate-bad-actors-but-balked-at-criminal-justice-reform\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/mainebeacon.com\/seeking-reelection-ag-frey-has-taken-on-corporate-bad-actors-but-balked-at-criminal-justice-reform\/\">While attorney general<\/a> he has frequently joined lawsuits against the Trump administration, sought to protect reproductive rights and taken action against corporate price-fixers. He has received criticism from some progressives for not supporting criminal justice changes related to the opioid crisis and opposing some tribal sovereignty measures.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6752\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c9f9dee701e8e0f01c57c33314271f92-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c9f9dee701e8e0f01c57c33314271f92-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c9f9dee701e8e0f01c57c33314271f92-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c9f9dee701e8e0f01c57c33314271f92-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c9f9dee701e8e0f01c57c33314271f92-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c9f9dee701e8e0f01c57c33314271f92-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption>Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey in 2023. He has not publicly expressed interest in a Senate run. (Robert F. Bukaty\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Frey has not commented on Platner\u2019s recent scandals nor publicly expressed interest in the race, though he is term-limited as attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>Geiger, a nurse and close ally of Platner, has served in the Maine House of Representatives since 2020. She said Platner is supporting her candidacy, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmtw.com\/article\/valli-geiger-graham-platner-supporting-her-senate-race-maine\/71871349\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wmtw.com\/article\/valli-geiger-graham-platner-supporting-her-senate-race-maine\/71871349\">Maine television station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Geiger said Platner would also support Senate bids by Jackson and Bellows, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midcoastvillager.com\/news\/politics\/geiger-says-she-is-willing-to-seek-u-s-senate-seat\/article_7778479e-a4ae-47a0-b468-0fcb8a9b3f74.html\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.midcoastvillager.com\/news\/politics\/geiger-says-she-is-willing-to-seek-u-s-senate-seat\/article_7778479e-a4ae-47a0-b468-0fcb8a9b3f74.html\">Midcoast Villager<\/a>. A Platner spokesperson responded to the reports by saying that he has not endorsed any candidates but called Geiger \u201cto thank her for her support and encouraged her to consider running if he stepped down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the most recent allegations, she posted that she would \u201cnot throw Graham under the bus\u201d and would \u201coffer compassion on all sides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Costello ran in the Democratic primary for Senate this year, placing third behind Platner and Mills with 8 percent of the vote. He argued that his working-class background and experience in senior government roles made him the most qualified candidate to face Collins. He campaigned on a progressive platform including Medicare-for-all and universal child care.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=6738\">Blue Jays\u2019 Dylan Cease loses no-hit bid in 9th inning of 10-0 win over Giants<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Costello said Tuesday that he is \u201cback in\u201d if Platner withdraws.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Democrats choose another progressive nominee or distance themselves from Graham Platner\u2019s wing of the party amid his scandals?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>9 possible candidates who could replace Platner on Maine\u2019s ballot - 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