Stephen King hopes Graham Platner stays in Maine race amid allegation
Maine Democratic Party urges Platner to drop out of Senate race after new allegations
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing serious sexual assault accusations from his ex-girlfriend Jenny Racicot. Platner denied the allegations, stating that “any accusation of non-consensual conduct is categorically false.” The controversy led Congressman Ro Khanna to withdraw his support and call for Platner to step down by July 13 to be replaced by another name.
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Liberal author and famed Maine author Stephen King threw his support behind embattled Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday amid growing calls for him to drop out of the race.
The political environment was shaken when the sexual assault allegation against Platner emerged on Monday. Jenny Racicot, one of Platner’s ex-girlfriends, claimed to Politico that he drunkenly broke into her home in 2021 and raped her. Platner denied the accusations.
With Platner’s future in the Maine Senate race at stake, the iconic creator of “The Shining” and “It” is hoping not to throw in the towel.
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Graham Platner is facing allegations that he forced a woman to have sex with him in 2021. (CJ Gunther/Getty Images)
“Graham Platner may leave. (I hope he doesn’t, though.) Meanwhile, the Abuse-in-Chief continues to continue,” King wrote of X. The author, an outspoken Trump critic, was addressing various sexual harassment allegations against the president, which he has long denied.
In a follow-up
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Liberal book author Stephen King criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday. (Getty Images)
Conservative critics objected to King’s heavy-handed approach.
“I hope he doesn’t? What’s your problem?” Washington Post columnist and Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen wrote in response to King.
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“We all hope he doesn’t do that!” New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz wrote about X.
“I absolutely love it when people show you who they are,” conservative personality Fusilli Spock wrote.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and his wife, Amy Gertner, wave to supporters as they arrive at Platner’s primary event on June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (CJ Gunther/Getty Images)
Many think Platner’s departure from the Senate race is imminent, but Platner did not promise to stand down in a video speech responding to the allegations.
“So, regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful of the political reality it will engender, we are taking time to reflect on the best path forward for the state I love, the people I love, the movement to which I belong, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins,” Platner said in the video. “Those were my goals when we started this campaign, and they continue to be my goals today.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Platner’s campaign regarding King’s comments.
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