Darline Graham Faces Annie Andrews in Tight South Carolina Senate Race
Polls show Darline Graham and Annie Andrews tied as Trump pours in last-minute support and Republicans scramble to defend a seat long considered safe.
- The South Carolina Senate race between Republican appointee Darline Graham and Democrat Annie Andrews has tightened into a dead heat, with recent polling showing both candidates tied at 48%.
- Following the death of longtime Senator Lindsey Graham in July, Republican Governor Henry McMaster appointed his sister Darline to complete the term; President Donald Trump subsequently encouraged her to seek a full six-year term.
- The GOP allocated an additional $5 million to support Graham last month, while Trump campaigned in Pendleton, South Carolina, last week, calling him 'one of Lindsey's greatest friends.'
- In recent weeks, Andrews has run an independent campaign focused on economic issues, rarely appearing alongside prominent Democrats; her strategy contrasts sharply with Graham's reliance on Trump's repeated rallies.
- Whoever wins will become the first woman elected to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate, marking a potential historic shift in a state that has not elected a Democrat since Fritz Hollings won his final term in 1998.
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President Donald Trump told South Carolina voters that Sen. Darline Graham has “the gene” as he made a final push for the Republican he encouraged to seek her late brother’s Senate seat. Trump praised the late Sen. Lindsey Graham as a “great politician” before urging voters to send his sister to the Senate for a full six-year term. “She’s got the gene,” Trump said. He later reminded Graham of his role in her candidacy, telling her: “I got you in…
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