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Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) is projected to win the South Carolina Republican primary runoff to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), on the November ballot, according to Decision Desk HQ. Lindsey Graham, 71, died unexpectedly in early July after serving in the Senate for more than two decades — and after winning an initial June primary for renomination to the red state seat. Darline Graham, 62, was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) to fill the vacancy, and she’s now running for a full Senate term with support from President Trump. Darline Graham on Tuesday...

U.S. Senate (R) Darline Graham (R) 13,029 55.7% Ralph Norman (R) 10,358 44.3% Votes in: Estimated 6.1% Updated every 2 minutes at this link: https://www.wbtv.com/politics/election-results/

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South Carolina Republicans are set to choose between Senator Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman in the special runoff on Tuesday to pick a new nominee in the Senate race following the death of Senator Lindsey Graham. Darline Graham was appointed by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to fill the seat held by her brother, who died in July. She has received President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the runoff. She faces Norman, a conservative member of the House Freedom Caucus, as no candidate received an outright majority in the special primary held earlier in August. Scott Huffmon, a professor of...

“Is your phone recording me?? It bothers me that you’re recording me without my permission.”

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) may have been crazy like a fox when she delivered what looked like an epic debate flub when she admitted “national security is not my thing,” said one state expert who has been watching the fallout. The comment had shades of a Joe Biden-style collapse when she uttered it Wednesday night in response to a question about Taiwan and the South China Sea during the only debate in the Senate Republican runoff race. But some political pros say it was a designed ploy to separate herself from her opponent Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.). At a minimum,...

It was literally the one thing she couldn’t do. But she did it anyway. And now her Senate campaign is over. Darline Graham has just lost the Republican nomination for her late brother’s Senate seat.

Outgoing firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace used her new YouTube talk show to debut spicy tattoos on both arms — as she went sleeveless in public for the first time in months. Mace (R-SC) broke out her inked-up gun show while promoting “Get Maced,” a program where she will apparently address news of the day. The 48-year-old South Carolina Republican revealed in February that she got several tattoos, which provided her “the pain that I need to feel.” However, she had kept them almost entirely covered up in public until she took to social media late last week to tease her...

Democrats on Saturday adopted a 2028 presidential primary schedule that moves states with sought-after diverse populations to the front of a calendar that will shape their party’s fight to win the White House. Democratic National Committee members gave final approval to six early voting states, with South Carolina, which has a substantial Black population, continuing to kick off the party’s nominating contests on January 22, 2028. Nevada, a western presidential battleground, will follow on February 1. The four other early voting states are New Hampshire on February 8, New Mexico on February 15, Michigan on February 22 and Virginia on...

NEWBERRY, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Republican Party (SCGOP) announced that a debate will be held between Sen. Darline Graham and Congressman Ralph Norman after they both advanced to a runoff in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. The debate will take place Tuesday, August 18, at the Newberry Opera House in cooperation with Newsmax. “Congratulations to Senator Darline Graham and Congressman Ralph Norman on advancing to the Republican runoff,” SCGOP State Chairman Drew McKissick said. “We want to make sure Republican voters have the opportunity to compare and contrast the candidates on the issues they care about, and...

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) said he’s willing to put in the work to win the Aug. 25 South Carolina Republican Senate runoff in an exclusive interview on Breitbart News Saturday. Norman said the country didn’t have time to wait for someone who hasn’t been involved in national issues and he was the “known quantity” for the Palmetto state’s voters. “This country’s got a financial crisis coming our way, a socialist/communist crisis coming our way… we’re not talking about the debt, we’re not talking about the SAVE America Act. It’s been the institution (the U.S. Senate) where good legislation has gone...

GAFFNEY, S.C. - Cherokee County Sheriff Mueller said three suspects are in custody following a shooting at a bus stop in Gaffney that left a 17-year-old dead. Officials said three people were involved in the death of 17-year-old Jomiltron Sentell Fair Jr., who was shot in the back of the head while boarding a school bus outside of his apartment complex on Wednesday morning. Suspect captured following manhunt The sheriff said 18-year-old Keveon Ken’Dre Covington has been captured following a manhunt that began around 7 a.m. on Thursday. Sheriff Mueller said a perimeter was set up along Concord Road, Highway...

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) expressed support for nuking the Senate filibuster and pledged to stand “100% behind” President Trump during a debate Monday in the South Carolina Senate primary race for her late brother’s seat. The debate marked Graham’s first political test in her barely two-week-old campaign to succeed one of the most influential GOP senators in history – her older brother, Lindsey Graham, who died of an aortic rupture last month. “One of the first things I did was co-sponsor the Save America Act,” Darline Graham noted. “As I said earlier, I’m willing to stay through recess to get...

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) lead in the latest polling on the South Carolina Republican Senate primary, with both vying to serve a full six-year term following former Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) sudden death. A new Emerson College poll released Thursday found Norman had 22 percent support, followed by Graham with 19 percent support. ... Norman’s biggest support comes from voters younger than 50, at 24 percent, and in their 50s, at 25 percent. Thirty percent of Graham’s supporters are older than 70. But 53 percent of voters said President Trump’s endorsement of Graham did not...

FIRST ON FOX: A Republican firebrand is pushing legislation to abolish some of the most influential Democratic groups in Congress.Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution Thursday barring the formation of House caucuses organized around race, ethnicity or national origin.If adopted, the measure would effectively force the dissolution of Democrat-aligned groups, including the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.The proposal could also affect GOP-affiliated organizations, including the Black Republican Congressional Staff Association, the GOP Latino Staff Association and the Republican Asian American Staff Association.

Former Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is making a run for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) seat after his death, Sanford announced Thursday morning. “Our country is at a financial tipping point, and I can’t sit on the sidelines while Washington adds a trillion dollars to the debt every 100 days,” Sanford wrote on social media Thursday. “I’ve spent my entire time in politics fighting this fight, and I’m running for U.S. Senate to keep the American dream alive for our sons, my grandson, and those you love. Join us,” he added. Sanford’s post also featured a video of himself...

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said Wednesday that a photo from Abdul El-Sayed’s Detroit rally told him “all he needs to know” about the progressive candidate’s standing with black voters in Michigan’s Democrat Senate primary.Clyburn, who is backing Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), was reacting to a photo from the rally. His comments landed 13 days out from the August 4 primary, with establishment Democrats pressing their advantage over El-Sayed.“I saw a picture that concerned me coming out of Michigan. I saw the rally,” Clyburn said. “I didn’t see a single person that looks like me. That tells me all I need...

Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.). — who was appointed to fill the remaining few months of her brother’s term — announced Monday that she intends to throw her hat in the ring, as the one-week filing period for the Aug. 11 special primary election is set to begin today at noon. “I’m in,” Darline Graham told Sean Hannity yesterday, in a preview of an interview that aired in full on Fox News’s “Hannity” later that night.

Businessman Mark Lynch, who ran against Lindsey Graham in the recent June primary, has announced his candidacy for the now open Senate seat in South Carolina. This comes as Rep. Ralph Norman says he will also run for the seat in the wake of Sen. Graham’s death. However, both candidates might be at a disadvantage after President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister who was appointed to finish the remainder of his term. LiveNOW’s Alexandra Goldberg is speaking with GOP candidate Mark Lynch as he explains why he would be the best choice to follow in Sen....