Bellows withdraws from US Senate race as Maine Democrats regroup 20-Jul 00:54

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said on Sunday she is withdrawing from the Democratic race for U.S. Senate, narrowing ​the field days before the party picks a nominee to ‌challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.

Bellows said in a statement she would focus on her role as secretary of state and urged Democrats to unify quickly to ​defeat Collins. Her exit follows Democrats' scramble to regroup after their ​nominee, Graham Platner, abandoned the race after a sexual assault ⁠allegation.