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Darline Graham Senate Campaign South Carolina Primary

Darline Graham faces Republican voters in South Carolina's special primary on Tuesday after being appointed to complete her brother Lindsey Graham's term.

Pediatrician Annie Andrews aims to flip South Carolina Senate seat for Democrats

Illustration accompanying article: Pediatrician Annie Andrews aims to flip South Carolina Senate seat for Democrats
  • Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician and Democrat, is campaigning for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, after Graham's sister Darline was appointed to fill the term.
  • Andrews said she was "shocked" by Graham's death but that her focus on health care, economic fairness and political reform "remains the same."
  • Andrews cited her two decades working in what she described as America's "broken" public healthcare system as motivation, including treating children with gunshot wounds.
  • She faces a steep structural disadvantage in Republican-leaning South Carolina, where Lindsey Graham won re-election by 10 percentage points in 2020 despite his Democratic challenger raising over $100 million.
 2026-07-26 · 5 MIN READ

Rep. Ralph Norman enters South Carolina Senate race despite Trump endorsement

Illustration accompanying article: Rep. Ralph Norman enters South Carolina Senate race despite Trump endorsement
  • Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina announced Saturday he will run for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Lindsey Graham, entering the race after President Donald Trump endorsed Graham's sister, Darline, for the position.
  • Norman vowed to nuke the filibuster.
  • Trump wrote on Truth Social that Darline Graham has his "Complete and Total Endorsement" and urged her to run, writing "RUN, DARLINE, RUN!"
  • The special Republican primary is scheduled for Aug. 11, with a runoff on Aug. 25 if needed, and Democrat Annie Andrews will face the GOP nominee in November.
 2026-07-18 · 3 MIN READ