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Former Maine official considers how to replace Platner

NPR | By Tyler Bartlam,
Patrick Jarenwattananon, Mary Louise Kelly, Jordan-Marie Smith
Published July 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM EDT

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nirav Shah, a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Maine, about what's next following Graham Platner's expected departure from the state's U.S. Senate race.

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