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Sanford launches bid to fill late Lindsey Graham's Senate seat in SC

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Sanford launches bid to fill late Lindsey Graham's Senate seat in SC
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Former South Carolina governor and ex-congressman Mark Sanford announced a bid to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, challenging interim appointee Darline Graham in the Republican special primary for the seat; other GOP contenders include Russell Fry, Duke Buckner, Ralph Norman and Mark Lynch, with a July poll showing Norman ahead among rivals. Trump had previously endorsed Darline. Sanford’s career includes two stints in Congress and two terms as governor, alongside a 2009 extramarital affair noted in his past.

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