Democrats Accuse Republicans of Meddling in High-Stakes Maine Primary

#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }liveUpdatesJune 9, 2026, 3:10 p.m. ETWhat to Watch TodayCalifornia RacesMaine Senate PrimaryChanges to MapsSeat PickupsAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTDemocrats Accuse Republicans of Meddling in High-Stakes Maine PrimaryA mysterious group has spent $500,000 to elevate a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary race for a key House seat.Listen · 5:44 min Share full articleVoting on Tuesday in Lewiston, Maine. The city is part of the state’s Second Congressional District, which is expected to be competitive in November. Credit...John Tully for The New York TimesBy Bayliss WagnerJune 9, 2026, 2:54 p.m. ET window.registerInteractive && window.registerInteractive("100000010805361"); !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),o="1"===t.get("gps_debug")?function(e,s){console.log("[gps]",e,void 0!==s?s:"")}:function(){};if(o("version",16),(document.documentElement.lang||"").toLowerCase().startsWith("es")&&(document.body.classList.add("gps-lang-es"),o("language: spanish")),"1"===t.get("gps_reset"))try{localStorage.removeItem(e),localStorage.removeItem(s),o("localStorage reset")}catch(e){}if(document.querySelector(".NYTApp"))o("hidden: NYTApp context");else{var a=!1;try{a=!!localStorage.getItem(s)}catch(e){}if(a)o("hidden: suppressed via "+s);else{var r=0;try{r=parseInt(localStorage.getItem(e),10)||0}catch(e){}o("impressions so far",r);try{r+=1,localStorage.setItem(e,String(r)),o("impression recorded",r)}catch(e){}document.body.classList.add("gps-show"),o("module shown")}}}().gps-module{display:none;background-color:var(--tpl-color-background-secondary,#f8f8f8);font-family:nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;text-align:center;padding:1rem 16px 16px 16px;max-width:600px;margin:1.25r...