2026 South Carolina Senate race
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South Carolina Republicans nominate Darline Graham for US Senate
Graham said she passed the Russia and Iran Sanctions Act through the Senate within two weeks of arriving in Washington.
Lindsey Graham died at 71 years old.
Graham said she cast the deciding vote to confirm Todd Blanche as President Trump's attorney general.
“I asked her to do this. I said, ‘Darline, you got to do it,’ because everyone loves her. Everyone respects her.”
Lindsey Graham's sister wins Republican Senate primary
In Oklahoma, Mike Mazzei took on Gentner Drummond.
Lindsey Graham died suddenly in July.
Voters in South Carolina chose Darline Graham as the Republican candidate to contest the US Senate seat in November.
Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination for US Senate
Darline Graham will face Democratic nominee Annie Andrews in November.
Lindsey Graham won the party's primary in June and died the next month.
The last Democrat to win a statewide race in South Carolina was state superintendent Jim Rex in 2006.
Lindsey Graham's sister runs for his US Senate seat
President Trump supported Darline Graham.
Darline Graham is Lindsey Graham's sister.
Darline Graham was chosen as the Republican nominee for Lindsey Graham's former US Senate seat in November's midterm elections.
Trump endorses Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina amid primary losses
Trump endorsed South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the GOP primary for governor, but state Attorney General Alan Wilson won the runoff in June.
In a debate with Norman, Darline Graham said she was 'not that informed on national security.'
Ralph Norman said his opponent is unknown and backed by the Washington establishment.
“I’m not … that informed on national security.”
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman head to South Carolina Senate runoff
Darline Graham previously led the state's commission for the blind.
Ralph Norman has been called the most conservative member of the US House.
Darline Graham claimed the top spot to advance to the runoff from a 10-candidate Republican field.
“So what I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just come and vote. It’s so important,”
Senator Tim Scott Defends Darline Graham Over National Security Remarks
Tim Scott defended Darline Graham's knowledge of national security issues ahead of South Carolina's runoff election.
Donald Trump said that Darline Graham's debate answer was honest.
Darline Graham struggled to answer a question about US national security interests in Taiwan and the South China Sea during a debate.
“The question we’re asking ourselves today is whether or not she is prepared to serve in the United States Senate and represent the people of South Carolina on the issues that are germane to the moment, with all the issues of the moment,”
Tim Scott endorses Darline Graham after debate flub
Scott said of El-Sayed and Piker, 'Birds of a feather flock together.'
The Texas Senate race is a contest between GOP state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico.
Trump said of Graham, 'She only knows how to put America first.'
Pete Buttigieg South Carolina campaign stop
Buttigieg kicked off his South Carolina trip on Friday night by headlining a fundraiser in Charleston for Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy officer running for an open House seat.
Buttigieg held a roundtable with students at a historically Black college where he discussed reparations for slavery.
Marlon Kimpson, a Black former state senator, said 'The Pete Buttigieg of 2020 is not the Pete Buttigieg of 2026.'
“He has name recognition, he’s no longer introducing himself. I think people generally like Pete, and that’s a big deal in an open race because he starts out at a plus. But as we look at his economic agenda, just for the average South Carolinian, with emphasis on the African American community … and the political infrastructure he has deployed in our state, there will be questions with respect to those issues.”
Trump endorses Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina GOP primary
Voters will decide between Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster officially endorsed Darline Graham hours prior to the Myrtle Beach rally.
Ralph Norman has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2017.
“So what I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. Just come and vote. It’s so important,”
GOP Senate contest dynamics surrounding Darline Graham
Some devoted supporters of President Donald Trump are hesitant to support Sen. Darline Graham for a six-year Senate term.
Darline Graham's national security stumble highlights break from late brother
Trump is scheduled to rally for Graham in Myrtle Beach on Friday before the GOP runoff on Tuesday.
Norman said South Carolinians cannot afford a grace period for on-the-job training while China buys up farmland near military installations and sends spy balloons over the state.
Graham said she said several times that China is an enemy and a military and economic threat to the United States.
“Lindsey Graham was well informed on the United States' national security. Darline Graham admits she's not. This is not something you inherit. And it's critical in the U.S. Senate,”
Lindsey Graham's sister and fill-in senator says she's not informed on national security
“is not that informed on national security.”
Washington says goodbye to Sen. Lindsey Graham
Graham was an Air Force JAG officer who retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2015 with the rank of colonel.
Darline Graham is running for a full term in an Aug. 11 primary, backed by Trump.
Sen. Lindsey Graham died on July 11 at age 71.
“For more than 30 years, nothing of consequence happened in this capital without Lindsey Graham knowing about it. Nothing of significance happened anywhere in the world without Lindsey Graham having a view on it, and no bill became law in the most exceptional republic in human history without Lindsey Graham having a say in it.”
Rep. Ralph Norman launches campaign for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat
Lynch said he planned to reactivate his Senate campaign and run in the special primary.
Businessman Mark Lynch lost to Lindsey Graham in the original primary election in June and plans to reactivate his campaign for the special primary.
Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Rep. Nancy Mace have been floated as possible candidates but have not officially entered the race.
Darline Graham in serious discussions about running for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat
Tim Scott chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham as Lindsey Graham's replacement for the remainder of his current term, which ends in early January.
Darline Graham was appointed to fill the Senate vacancy left by the death of her brother, Lindsey Graham.