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Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina’s Senate seat

Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina’s Senate seat

Summary

Democrat Annie Andrews won South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat, according to Associated Press projections, flipping a seat in a state Republicans have long carried. Andrews campaigned on lowering costs, expanding affordable health care, protecting reproductive rights and opposing what she called endless wars.

Key Facts

  • Andrews is the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from South Carolina since 1998, according to the article.
  • Andrews raised more than $22 million more than Republican candidate Darline Graham, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
  • Andrews pledged not to accept money from corporate political action committees.
  • Darline Graham was appointed to serve the remainder of her brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term after his death in July.
  • Donald Trump endorsed Darline Graham in the Republican primary and appeared with her multiple times during the campaign’s final month.
  • Graham said during a primary debate that she was “not that informed on national security.”
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