Maine’s Platner faces test as four US states hold midterm primary votes
Key takeaways
- Four states – Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota – are holding party primaries ahead of November’s midterm elections.
- On Tuesday, citizens in Maine, South Carolina, North Dakota and Nevada are set to cast their ballots in party primaries, designed to select which Democratic and Republican candidates advance to the final round of voting.
- But Maine has emerged as one of the most heated primary battlegrounds.
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Four states – Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota – are holding party primaries ahead of November’s midterm elections.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate, speaks at a June 5 campaign event in Bar Harbor, Maine [Robert F Bukaty/AP Photo]By Joseph Stepansky Published On 8 Jun 20268 Jun 2026Four states are set to hold their primary votes, further solidifying the battle lines for the United States midterm elections in November.
On Tuesday, citizens in Maine, South Carolina, North Dakota and Nevada are set to cast their ballots in party primaries, designed to select which Democratic and Republican candidates advance to the final round of voting.