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Several states held primary elections Tuesday, but all eyes were on Maine, where one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country is now set for November
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The results were expected. Incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins won her party's nomination, while Democrat Graham Plattner secured his
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But the win still marked a major test for Plattner, who has spent weeks trying to move past allegations that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with multiple women while married
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In his victory speech, Plattner acknowledged those controversies and told supporters he knows he still must rebuild their trust
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And to any of those who feel let down or disappointed or disillusioned, it is my job to earn your trust, faith, and support
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And I will spend every day of this campaign, and if I have the privilege, every day in the United States Senate doing exactly that
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Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Trump-backed Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evitt is headed to a June 23 runoff against Attorney General Allen Wilson
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after no candidate won a majority in the five-way Republican field. Another Trump-backed candidate, Senator Lindsey Graham, easily won his party's nomination
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Democratic Congressman James Clyburn also cruised to victory in his primary. In Nevada, the Republican primary between retired Lieutenant Colonel David Filippo
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and former state senator James Settlemyer remains too close to call
