Here Are the Candidates Vying for Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Seat
The deadline for candidates to file their intent to run in the special Republican primary election to fill the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s seat is next week, and the race is already looking quite crowded.Graham, who represented South Carolina in the Senate for more than two decades, had been seeking his fifth term in the upper chamber before he died of an aortic dissection last week. Candidates have until July 28 to file their intent to run.
- ▪The deadline for candidates to file their intent to run in the special Republican primary election to fill the late Sen.
- ▪Lindsey Graham’s seat is next week, and the race is already looking quite crowded.Graham, who represented South Carolina in the Senate for more than two decades, had been seeking his fifth term in the upper chamber before he died of an aort
- ▪Candidates have until July 28 to file their intent to run.
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The deadline for candidates to file their intent to run in the special Republican primary election to fill the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s seat is next week, and the race is already looking quite crowded.Graham, who represented South Carolina in the Senate for more than two decades, had been seeking his fifth term in the upper chamber before he died of an aortic dissection last week. Days after his death, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to finish out the remainder of his term, which ends in January.Read More: What to Know About Lindsey Graham’s Funeral ServicesVoters, meanwhile, will have the opportunity to pick a new Republican nominee to vie for a full term in his seat in the special Republican primary election on Aug. 11.
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