Feud spills onto South Carolina debate stage as Darline Graham, Annie Andrews snipe in Senate race
The candidates traded personal attacks over experience, Trump ties and a disputed last name as outside groups poured $5 million into Graham’s campaign.
- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, Republican Senator Darline Graham and Democratic nominee Annie Andrews clashed during their only Senate debate in Columbia, South Carolina, trading heated exchanges over qualifications and personal attacks.
- Appointed by Republican Governor Henry McMaster following the death of her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, in July, Graham subsequently won the Republican nomination after an August runoff backed by President Donald Trump.
- Andrews criticized Graham's qualifications, stating she "has shown time and time again that she is not up for the job" for a full six-year term. Graham retorted, "I'm just as qualified as you."
- The Senate Leadership Fund, a leading Republican super PAC, plans to spend $5 million supporting Graham, with an insider describing the investment as an "insurance policy" to retain the seat.
- With three women vying for the seat, South Carolina is poised to elect its first woman to the U.S. Senate, as early voting begins October 19 and Election Day approaches November 3.
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(L-R) Dr. Annie Andrews, Democratic nominee for Senate in South Carolina, Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), and Libertarian candidate Kasie Whitener prepare for a debate in Columbia, S.C., on Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
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