Marine Corps veteran Graham Platner won Maine's Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday, officially becoming the party's nominee to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins in November. The post's closing claim — that this win 'flips control of the Senate back into the hands of the Democratic Party' — jumps ahead by five months; Platner has won the primary but must still win the general election in the fall to affect Senate control. Multiple outlets including the New York Times, Guardian, and ABC News confirm the primary victory, though they also note Platner faced multiple controversies during the campaign including allegations about his past conduct.