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pat_k

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3. They are rid of him. Fear not.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:50 PM
Yesterday

The withdrawal will be official by the deadline.

Upon withdrawal he will be limited in what he can do with campaign dollars. I imagine there is quite a bit of "housekeeping" to deal with as he terminates his campaign. I can't see staff allowing themselves to be more rushed than necessary and potentially screwing themselves.

https://wgme.com/news/local/what-happens-to-graham-platners-campaign-funding-if-he-drops-out-of-the-senate-race-maine-democrat-susan-collins-federal-election-commission

According to the latest data from the Federal Election Commission, as of May 20, Platner has raised more than $16 million since last July. He managed to spend more than $14 million of that, leaving just over $2 million in the bank. Now the big question is: if he decides to drop out of the race, what happens to that money and whatever else he may have raised over the last month?
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Under guidelines by the FEC, a candidate who drops out does have control over leftover funds.

The candidate can return the money to donors, transfer up to $2,000 per election to other federal, state, local or foreign candidates or donate to charitable organizations.


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