Graham Pratt suspends Maine Senate campaign due to sexual assault allegations.

Democratic candidate Graham Prattner announced that he will suspend his campaign for Maine State Senator, effectively ending a controversial campaign despite receiving broad grassroots support. Prattner made the withdrawal decision in a video released on Wednesday evening, where he accused the media and political establishment of acting as "judge, jury, and executioner" and strongly denied the allegations against him. "We are suspending the campaign," Prattner said. He also stated that he will file the necessary paperwork to officially withdraw, allowing the party to put a new name on the ballot. Just days before Prattner made the decision to withdraw, a woman who had a romantic relationship with him publicly accused him of sexual assault. Despite Prattner's denial of the allegation, it prompted top Senate members and his close allies to retract endorsements, cut off funding support, and urge him to withdraw from the race.