Maine secretary of state announces bid to replace Platner in Senate race

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) on Thursday launched her campaign to take the place of Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine.

In a statement after Platner's exit, Bellows, who unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Sen.

Susan Collins (R-Maine) in 2014, said the people of her state “have been building a movement...