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缅因州是周二举行初选的四个州之一，该州拥有全美最受关注的竞选之一：民主党人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳尽管近期接连陷入丑闻，仍力争获得提名，挑战现任共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯。
南卡罗来纳州、内华达州和北达科他州也将举行初选。以下是值得关注的主要竞选：
缅因州参议院竞选
缅因州参议院竞选一直是民主党人想要推翻柯林斯、夺回参议院多数席位的重点目标。
普拉特纳现年41岁，是退伍军人兼牡蛎养殖户，他在缅因州民主党人中支持率持续攀升，将自己定位为工薪阶层、反建制的候选人，专注于对抗“亿万富翁阶层”。
但初选前一周，针对普拉特纳的新指控浮出水面，目前尚不清楚这些指控会如何或是否会对竞选产生影响。
就在一周多前，《华尔街日报》报道称，普拉特纳的妻子告知其竞选团队，他在2023年两人结婚后不久曾向其他女性发送露骨色情短信。上周，《纽约时报》报道了普拉特纳对与其约会的部分女性 allegedly 存在“令人不安”的行为，其中一名女性称他“有毒”且“具有虐待性”，尤其是在他饮酒后。普拉特纳否认存在身体虐待，并暗示这些指控是出于政治动机。他承认在自己所谓的“人生中非常黑暗的时期”曾与创伤后应激障碍和酗酒问题作斗争。
此前，普拉特纳还卷入其他个人争议，包括多年前在互联网上发表的有问题言论，以及他在海军服役期间纹的、被广泛认为是纳粹标志的纹身。普拉特纳此后已为这些言论道歉，并遮盖了该纹身。
普拉特纳几乎锁定提名之际，《纽约时报》发布了上述报道。缅因州州长安·珍妮特·米尔斯现年78岁，于4月退出竞选。尽管全国民主党人最初招募并支持了这位20年来唯一在缅因州赢得全州选举的民主党人，但普拉特纳的支持浪潮盖过了她的竞选努力。周二的选票上仍将出现米尔斯的名字，以及另一位候选人戴维·科斯特洛。
普拉特纳对周二的初选表示充满信心。他在国会的盟友大多为他辩护，同时也承认这些争议。加利福尼亚州民主党众议员罗·卡纳周日在《面对全国》节目中表示，如果有证据表明存在暴力或性侵犯行为，他不会支持普拉特纳。
“我们应该承认这是厌女行为，承认这是错误的，然后带着改过自新的心态继续前进，再聚焦于他的主张，也就是停止战争、对抗亿万富翁阶层，”卡纳说道。
佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯是与民主党党团共事的无党派人士，也是该党最具影响力的进步派人士之一，他也站在普拉特纳一边。他周一在接受哥伦比亚广播公司新闻首席华盛顿分析师罗伯特·科斯塔采访时表示，他将“尽我所能”帮助普拉特纳获胜。
“我认为纵观整体政治，美国参议院中没有圣人，”桑德斯在国家新闻俱乐部接受采访时对科斯塔说，“人们可以就格雷厄姆的这个或那个方面争论不休，但在我看来，我们现在需要有勇气对抗主导这个国家的巨额资金的盟友进入美国参议院。”
与此同时，普拉特纳竞选团队的前政治主任珍妮维夫·麦克唐纳在选举前夕于《华盛顿邮报》发表专栏文章，严厉抨击这位候选人，称他“不是对缅因州或国家有益的人”。
麦克唐纳于去年秋天离开竞选团队，当时普拉特纳的网络帖子和纹身问题被曝光。她指责普拉特纳及其竞选团队淡化这些问题，并写道他“表现出了一种不容忽视的不诚实行为模式”。
柯林斯在周二的共和党初选中无对手，她是缅因州唯一寻求连任的共和党参议员，而该州在2024年大选中支持副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯。但自1997年以来一直在参议院任职、并作为拨款委员会主席拥有重大权力的柯林斯，此前多次击退民主党人的挑战，包括在乔·拜登赢得该州的2020年选举中。
无党派的库克政治报告将这场竞选评级为“势均力敌”。
缅因州第二国会选区
民主党人希望保住众议员贾里德·戈尔登在缅因州第二国会选区的席位。戈尔登是温和派民主党人，在2024年大选中拒绝支持卡玛拉·哈里斯，有时还会与共和党人投票一致，他将在担任四届国会议员后退休，这为共和党人提供了更好的机会翻转该席位。
库克政治报告将这场竞选评级为“倾向共和党”。特朗普总统在过去三次总统选举中均赢得该选区。
共有四名民主党人角逐，将在大选中对阵共和党人保罗·勒帕热。勒帕吉是前两届任期的州长，在共和党初选中无对手。
州参议员乔·巴尔达奇被视为民主党提名的领跑者，并得到众议院民主党竞选机构民主党国会竞选委员会的支持。他的竞争对手包括州审计员马特·邓拉普、社会工作者佩奇·劳德和前国会幕僚乔丹·伍德。
缅因州州长竞选
作为全州最高级别当选民主党人的米尔斯已连任两届，无法再次参选，因此该竞选开放。共有七名共和党人积极参选，五名民主党人参与本党提名角逐。
缅因州采用排序选择投票制，选民可在选票上最多为五名候选人排名。
前州参议院议长特洛伊·杰克逊、州总检察长申娜·贝洛斯与平格里结成联盟，呼吁支持者将三人全部排名靠前，以排除尼拉夫·沙阿和参议员安格斯·金之子安格斯·金三世。
州参议员理查德·贝内特已提交足够签名，以独立候选人身份进入11月的选票，这意味着周二选举产生的提名候选人将与他形成三方角逐的局面。
库克政治报告将这场竞选评级为“倾向民主党”。
南卡罗来纳州州长竞选
角逐接替任期届满的共和党州长亨利·麦克马斯特的共和党候选人包括：享有特朗普背书的南卡罗来纳州副州长帕梅拉·埃维特、众议员南希·梅斯、众议员拉尔夫·诺曼、南卡罗来纳州州议员乔希·金布雷尔、南卡罗来纳州长期任职的总检察长艾伦·威尔逊，以及前企业高管罗姆·雷迪。
在共和党州长初选中，如果没有候选人获得多数支持，前两名候选人将在本月晚些时候进行决选。
特朗普跳过梅斯和诺曼，背书支持麦克马斯特的埃维特。这位总统称埃维特是“好朋友、斗士和赢家”。
特朗普与梅斯关系紧张，包括她在2021年1月6日国会骚乱后谴责特朗普，以及特朗普在2022年她寻求连任的众议院初选中背书其挑战者。尽管此后她与特朗普互动有所缓和，但梅斯在众议院推动公布爱泼斯坦文件的过程中发挥了关键作用。
诺曼也几乎没有机会获得特朗普的支持，因为他在2024年共和党总统初选中支持前美国驻联合国大使、前南卡罗来纳州州长妮基·黑利，而非特朗普。
民主党方面，南卡罗来纳州州议员杰梅因·约翰逊、律师马林斯·麦克劳德和商人比利·韦伯角逐11月州长选举的民主党提名。
《查尔斯顿邮报与信使报》披露了麦克劳德在警车后座语无伦次大喊的警方行车记录仪视频后，南卡罗来纳州民主党主席呼吁麦克劳德退出竞选，专注于自己的心理健康。
自2000年以来，南卡罗来纳州没有民主党人赢得过全州性公职，特朗普以58%的得票率赢得该州，因此初选通常比大选更具竞争力。
南卡罗来纳州参议院初选
林赛·格雷厄姆参议员在寻求第五个任期的共和党初选中也有对手，但预计无人能撼动他自2003年以来一直占据的席位。特朗普周一再次背书格雷厄姆，并将于周一晚间为他举行电话集会。
民主党人希望击败格雷厄姆，鉴于南卡罗来纳州的共和党主导地位以及格雷厄姆在该州的长期影响力，这是一项艰巨任务。候选人包括儿科医生安妮·安德鲁斯、拜登前顾问兼殡仪馆老板布兰登·布朗，以及物流专业人士凯尔·弗里曼。
格雷厄姆2020年以10个百分点的优势击败民主党人杰米·哈里森，尽管哈里森为其竞选筹集了创纪录的1.3亿美元。哈里森后来担任民主党全国委员会主席。
内华达州州长竞选
内华达州共和党州长乔·隆巴多是民主党人今年想要翻转的首要目标，两名民主党人将角逐11月与他对决的机会。内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校政治学教授丽贝卡·吉尔表示，隆巴多在初选中有几名对手，但均不被视为严重威胁。
但吉尔表示，初选结束后隆巴多将面临“一场艰难的战斗”。亚伦·福特和亚历克西斯·希尔将在民主党初选中竞争，以获得11月对阵隆巴多的资格。
福特已获得民主党党内建制派的大部分支持，而希尔则以进步派挑战者的身份参选。
自2008年以来，内华达州在总统选举中一直支持民主党人，该州拥有两名民主党参议员。但该州经济严重依赖旅游业，新冠疫情及其封锁措施重创了旅游业，导致内华达州选民在2022年选举隆巴多出任州长。两年后，特朗普以三个百分点的优势赢得该州。
北达科他州
北达科他州的两名参议员、州长和副州长至少要到2028年才面临连任。但该州唯一的联邦众议员、共和党人朱莉·费多查克正在寻求连任第二届任期，并面临一名初选对手。2024年曾挑战费多查克并以39个百分点落败的民主党人特里格夫·哈默，周二将无对手参选。
安妮·布莱森和罗伯特·科斯塔对本文亦有贡献。
Graham Platner seeks Democratic Senate nomination in Maine, and more primary races to watch today
2026-06-09T06:00:00-0400 / CBS News
Maine is one of four states with primary voters going to the polls on Tuesday, and it has one of the most closely watched races in the country, as Democrat Graham Platner seeks to lock up the nomination to take on incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins despite his recent string of scandals.
There are also primaries in South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota. Here are the major races to watch:
Maine Senate race
The Senate race in Maine has been a priority for Democrats seeking to topple Collins in their quest to win back the upper chamber.
Platner, a 41-year-old military veteran and oyster farmer, has seen surging support among Democrats in Maine, billing himself as a working class, anti-establishment candidate with a focus on opposing the “billionaire class.”
But new allegations against Platner emerged in the week before the primary, and it’s not yet clear how or whether they will affect the race.
Just over a week ago, the Wall Street Journal reported that Platner’s wife told his campaign that he had sent sexually explicit text messages to other women soon after the couple got married in 2023. And last week, the New York Times reported on alleged “unsettling” behavior by Platner toward some women he dated, including one who described him as “toxic” and “abusive,” particularly when he had been drinking. Platner has denied physical abuse and suggested the allegations are politically motivated. He has acknowledged struggling with PTSD and alcohol during what he called a “very dark period of my life.”
The developments followed other personal controversies, including problematic internet comments he made years ago, along with a tattoo he got during his time in the Marines that is widely recognized as a Nazi symbol. Platner has since apologized for the posts and covered up the tattoo.
The Times’ report came after Platner had all but secured the nomination, since Maine Gov. Janet Mills, 78, dropped out of the race in April. Although national Democrats recruited and initially backed Mills, the only Democrat to win statewide in Maine in two decades, Platner’s groundswell of support eclipsed her efforts. Mills’ name will still appear on the ballot Tuesday, along with another candidate, David Costello.
Platner expressed confidence heading into Tuesday’s primary. His allies in Congress have largely defended him, while acknowledging the controversies. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California Sunday said on “Face the Nation that if there were evidence of violence or sexual assault, he would not support Platner.
“We should focus on acknowledging it was misogynistic, acknowledging it was wrong, moving on with redemption, and then focusing on his issues, which are stopping the war, taking on the billionaire class,” Khanna said.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who caucuses with Democrats and is among the party’s most influential progressives, has also stood by Platner. He told CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa on Monday he will “do everything I can” to help Platner win.
“I think when you look at politics in general, there are no saints in the United States Senate,” Sanders told Costa during an interview at the National Press Club. “People can argue about this aspect of Graham or another, but to my mind right now, we need allies in the United States Senate who have the guts to take on the big money that is dominating this country.”
Meanwhile, the former political director of Platner’s campaign — Genevieve McDonald — excoriated the candidate in a Washington Post op-ed on the eve of the election, saying he “is not someone who would be good for Maine or for the country.”
McDonald left the campaign last fall, around when Platner’s online posts and tattoo came to light. She accused Platner and his campaign of downplaying those issues, and wrote that he “exhibits a pattern of dishonest behavior that is impossible to ignore.”
Collins, who’s running unopposed in the GOP primary on Tuesday, is the only Republican seeking reelection in the Senate in a state that Vice President Kamala Harris won in 2024. But Collins, who’s been in the upper chamber since 1997 and exercises significant power as chair of the Appropriations Committee, has fended off a number of challenges from Democrats in previous cycles, including in 2020 when Joe Biden won the state.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race a toss-up.
Maine 2nd Congressional District
Democrats are hoping to hang on to Rep. Jared Golden’s seat in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Golden, a moderate Democrat who declined to endorse Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and has at times voted with Republicans, is retiring after four terms in Congress, giving Republicans a stronger opportunity to flip the seat.
The Cook Political Report rates the race as likely Republican. President Trump won the district in the last three presidential elections.
Four Democrats are vying to face Republican Paul LePage in the general election. LePage is a former two-term governor who is running unopposed in the GOP primary.
Joe Baldacci, a state senator, is seen as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination and has the backing of House Democrats’ campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He is running against state auditor Matt Dunlap, social worker Paige Loud and former congressional staffer Jordan Wood.
Maine governor’s race
Mills, the highest-ranking Democrat elected statewide, is term-limited, leaving the field wide open. There are seven Republicans who are actively campaigning and five Democrats on the ballot for their parties’ nominations.
Maine has ranked-choice voting, and voters can rank up to five candidates on their ballot.
Pingree and fellow Democrats former state Senate President Troy Jackson and state Attorney General Shenna Bellows have formed an alliance, asking supporters to rank all three to shut out Nirav Shah and Angus King III, the son of Sen. Angus King.
State Sen. Richard Bennett has submitted enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot as an independent, which means there will be a three-way ballot on Election Day with the winners of Tuesday’s contests.
The Cook Political Report ranks the race as Likely Democrat.
South Carolina governor’s race
The Republican candidates vying to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster are Pamela Evette, South Carolina’s lieutenant governor who enjoys Mr. Trump’s backing; Rep. Nancy Mace; Rep. Ralph Norman; Josh Kimbrell, a South Carolina state senator; Alan Wilson, South Carolina’s longtime attorney general; and Rom Reddy, a former business executive.
In the GOP primary for governor, if none of the candidates attract majority support, the two top candidates would head to a runoff race later this month.
Mr. Trump passed over Mace and Norman to endorse McMaster-backed Evette. The president called Evette a “good friend, fighter, and WINNER.”
Mr. Trump and Mace have had their tense moments, including when she condemned Mr. Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, and he endorsed a primary challenger in her House reelection race in 2022. Although she and Mr. Trump had warmer interactions afterward, Mace was instrumental in the House push to release the Epstein files.
Norman also had little chance of winning Mr. Trump’s support, since he backed former U.N. Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley over Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary.
On the Democratic side, South Carolina State Rep. Jermaine Johnson, attorney Mullins McLeod and businessman Billy Webster are vying to be on the ticket for governor in November.
The chair of South Carolina’s Democratic Party urged McLeod to drop his campaign and focus on his mental and emotional well being after The Post and Courier unearthed police dashcam video of him shouting incoherently in the back of a police cruiser.
No Democrat has won statewide office in South Carolina since 2000 and Mr. Trump won the state with 58% of the vote, so the primaries are typically more competitive than the general election.
South Carolina Senate primary
Sen. Lindsey Graham also has some opponents in his Senate GOP primary as he seeks his fifth term, but none are expected to oust him from the seat he’s held since 2003. Mr. Trump on Monday repeated his endorsement of Graham, and is holding a tele-rally Monday night for him.
The Democrats looking to unseat Graham, a tall order given Republican dominance in South Carolina and Graham’s longtime influence in the state, are pediatrician Annie Andrews, former Biden adviser and funeral home owner Brandon Brown and logistics professional Kyle Freeman.
Graham beat Democrat Jaime Harrison by 10 points in 2020, although Harrison raised a record $130 million, according to his campaign. Harrison went on to become the chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Nevada governor’s race
Nevada’s Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo tops Democrats’ target list this year to flip, and two Democrats are vying for the chance to take him on in November. Lombardo has several primary opponents on the ballot, but none are viewed as serious threats, says University of Nevada-Las Vegas political science professor Rebecca Gill.
But Lombardo has an “uphill battle” ahead of him after the primaries, Gill said. Aaron Ford and Alexis Hill are competing in the Democratic primary to take on Lombardo in November.
Ford has locked up much of the establishment wing of the Democratic party, while Hill is running as a progressive challenger.
Nevada had consistently voted for Democrats in the presidential election since 2008 and the state has two Democratic senators. But the state’s economy is heavily dependent on tourism, which was decimated by the COVID pandemic and its lockdowns, leading Nevadans to vote Lombardo into office as governor in 2022. Two years later, Mr. Trump won the state by three points.
North Dakota
North Dakota’s two senators, governor and lieutenant governor are not facing reelection until at least 2028. But the state’s sole House member, Republican Rep. Julie Fedorchak, is seeking her second term and faces a primary challenger. Democrat Trygve Hammer, who took on Fedorchak in 2024 and lost by 39 points, is running unopposed on Tuesday.
Anne Bryson and Robert Costa contributed to this report.