Graham Platner won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maine on June 9, 2026, with nearly 75 percent of the vote according to Townhall. Ro Khanna campaigned with Platner on primary day and issued a statement supporting him due to his anti-war stance. Reports of a Totenkopf tattoo and a joint statement from Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand remain unverified.