Democrat Annie Andrews Flips South Carolina Senate Seat in Stunning GOP Defeat
Andrews won on healthcare costs and rising living expenses as Democrats spent $24 million and Republicans $27 million in outside money.
- On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews defeated appointed Republican Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina's special Senate election, flipping the seat held by the late Lindsey Graham.
- Governor Henry McMaster appointed Graham to finish her brother's term after Lindsey Graham's death in July; Trump endorsed her despite her acknowledged inexperience on national security matters.
- Andrews outraised her opponent by more than $22 million, while former governors David Beasley and Jim Hodges endorsed her in a joint campaign video, praising her focus on practical solutions.
- The victory makes Andrews the first woman elected to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate and the first Democrat to win the state's seat in 28 years, marking a historic shift.
- In a state Trump carried by nearly 18 percentage points in 2024, the result represents a major pickup for Democrats seeking Senate control, demonstrating a significant political realignment.
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Lindsey Graham's Most Famous Quote Returns To Haunt His Sister
“If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed … and we will deserve it.”Reflecting on Tuesday’s midterm election results, a shellacking by Democrats that served as a rebuke to President Donald Trump, this quote deserves another look.In 2016, in the midst of a heated Republican primary race, with assorted candidates jockeying to be the party’s presidential nominee, those words were posted by what now seems a surprising source: the late South Carol…
South Carolina Democrats Claim Multiple State House Victories as Election Results Point to Legislative Gains - The MinorityEye
(Columbia, SC) — South Carolina Democrats may have lost the Governor’s Mansion, but they didn’t leave Election Day empty-handed. Far from it. A historic U.S. Senate victory. A congressional seat shifting toward Democratic control. Ten State House pickups. And a 25-year-old Democratic challenger giving one of South Carolina’s longest-serving Republican congressmen an unexpectedly close race.
After the surprising victory against Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister, in a traditionally republican state, two primary objectives are set: restoring public confidence in science and leading the Minister's campaign for impeachment
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