Graham Platner officially withdraws candidacy for US Senate in Maine

Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, has officially withdrawn from the race. The Guardian reports that Maine's secretary of state confirmed Platner filed paperwork on Friday afternoon to remove his name from the November ballot. The move comes two days after he publicly announced he planned to exit, ending a campaign the paper describes as laden with scandals, including recent accusations of sexual assault.

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