: the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone
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Platner, the insurgent progressive candidate in the race, won after a series of scandals—one about more recent sexting while married and one involving his treatment of past girlfriends.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Those include a Nazi tattoo, offensive social media posts, an extramarital sexting scandal, and allegedly toxic former romantic relationships.
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Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
Democrat Graham Platner is expected to win his party’s nomination despite growing scrutiny over allegations about his past treatment of women and a recent extramarital sexting scandal.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Genevieve McDonald, Platner’s former Democratic Political Director, who has taken heat for confirming the sexting scandal to the Times after Platner's wife confided in her, objected to that characterization of Fifield.
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Julia Terruso,
Time,
8 June 2026
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Those include a Nazi tattoo, offensive social media posts, an extramarital sexting scandal, and allegedly toxic former romantic relationships.
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Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
Democrat Graham Platner is expected to win his party’s nomination despite growing scrutiny over allegations about his past treatment of women and a recent extramarital sexting scandal.
—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Genevieve McDonald, Platner’s former Democratic Political Director, who has taken heat for confirming the sexting scandal to the Times after Platner's wife confided in her, objected to that characterization of Fifield.
—
Julia Terruso,
Time,
8 June 2026
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“Sexting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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