Trump-endorsed Darline Graham advances in bid for brother's Senate seat
Darline Graham, the younger sister of the late Lindsey Graham, placed first in the Republican primary to fill his seat for a six-year term after the powerful senator’s unexpected death. Because she did not win an outright majority, despite the support of President Trump, Ms. Graham must defeat the runner-up in a runoff primary in two weeks in order to seize the nomination.
- ▪Darline Graham, the younger sister of the late Lindsey Graham, placed first in the Republican primary to fill his seat for a six-year term after the powerful senator’s unexpected death.
- ▪Because she did not win an outright majority, despite the support of President Trump, Ms.
- ▪Graham must defeat the runner-up in a runoff primary in two weeks in order to seize the nomination.
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- ▪ Darline Graham advances to runoff in bid to replace brother in Senate — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, advances to runoff in GOP battle for late senator’s SC Senate seat — New York Post
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| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:39:30 -0400 |
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Sen. Darline Graham, the younger sister of the late Lindsey Graham, placed first in the Republican primary to fill his seat for a six-year term after the powerful senator’s unexpected death. Because she did not win an outright majority, despite the support of President Trump, Ms. Graham must defeat the runner-up in a runoff primary in two weeks in order to seize the nomination. At 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, it remained unclear who would be the runner-up, but Ms. Graham had won over 32% of the vote. Trailing her were Reps. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman. Mr. Fry won his seat in Congress in the 2022 Republican primary with Mr. Trump’s backing, defeating Rep. Tom Rice, who had voted to impeach him. Mr.
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