SC Senate Primary After Graham: Trump-Backed Front-Runner Ahead
TL;DR
South Carolina voters head to a crowded special GOP primary to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, with 10 candidates and a likely Aug. 25 runoff. Trump-endorsed Darline Graham is the front-runner, but former Gov. Mark Sanford and Reps. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman are in the mix, each with regional strengths. While the race is unlikely to flip the Senate, it serves as a key bellwether for the post-Graham GOP and 2028 primary dynamics, aided by heavy super PAC spending and turnout that is hard to predict in August.
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