June 10, 2026
An oyster farmer and political newcomer besieged by questions about his past relationships with women. A Republican congresswoman who was years ago branded "disloyal" and "nasty" by President Donald Trump.
These are two of the story lines we were watching on Tuesday as primary voters went to the polls in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota.
Graham Platner won Maine's US Senate Democratic primary handily, even though a New York Times report quoting former girlfriends saying he at times behaved in ways they described as unsettling caused jitters within his party.
Meanwhile, in the South Carolina primary for governor, US Representative Nancy Mace became the latest casualty of Trump's efforts to topple fellow Republican officeholders after she demanded the release of the government's Jeffrey Epstein files.
