Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate – US politics live
Summary
Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to take her late brother Lindsey Graham’s place on South Carolina’s Senate ballot. President Donald Trump supported her campaign, and she will face Democrat Annie Andrews in the November election.Key Facts
- Darline Graham won 52.4% of the vote against Ralph Norman’s 47.6% in the Republican primary runoff.
- Lindsey Graham, a US senator for over 20 years, died after winning the primary in June.
- Darline Graham was appointed to finish Lindsey Graham’s Senate term shortly after his death.
- President Trump backed Darline Graham and urged voters to support her.
- Trump’s MAGA Inc Super PAC spent over $800,000 supporting Graham’s campaign.
- Graham will compete against Democratic nominee Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, in November.
- The last Democrat to win a statewide race in South Carolina was in 2006.
- Darline Graham is a career civil servant and former head of South Carolina’s Commission for the Blind.
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