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Today, Graham Platner announced that his campaign raised more than $4 million in the first quarter of 2026, bringing his total to nearly $12 milllion since launching his insurgent campaign in August.

With his impressive haul, Platner outraised Susan Collins for the third time and again outraised Janet Mills.  Graham is an oyster farmer and Marine Corps veteran, who before August, was virtually unknown outside of his small town of Sullivan, Maine.

Since launching, Graham’s campaign has received donations from nearly every zip code in Maine and his fundraising has been overwhemingly powered by small-dollar donors.  The average contribution this quarter was approximately $26 and 98% of donations were $200. or less.

Graham Platner’s Q1 fundrasing by the numbers:  Over $4 million dollars raised; $26. average donation; Donations from every county in Maine and from 97.7% of zip codes in the state; 98% of donations were under $200; $0 from corporate PAC money.

Graham Platner heads into the final quarter before June’s primary election with a massive fundraising advantage and all the momentum.

Graham lives in Sullivan with his wife, Amy, justd three doors down from the house where he grew up,