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Updated · WIS News 10 · Jul 21
South Carolina Opens Aug. 11 Senate Primary as 6 Republicans Vie for Graham Seat
Updated
Updated · WIS News 10 · Jul 21

South Carolina Opens Aug. 11 Senate Primary as 6 Republicans Vie for Graham Seat

3 articles · Updated · WIS News 10 · Jul 21

Summary

  • July 21 opened candidate filing for South Carolina’s special U.S. Senate election, with six Republicans either filed or publicly running to replace the late Lindsey Graham.
  • Aug. 11 will decide which Republican advances to face Democratic nominee Annie Andrews in November, setting up a compressed race after Graham’s death created the vacancy.
  • Russell Fry joined the field on July 20 after Ralph Norman entered July 18, adding two sitting House members to a contest that also includes Duke Buckner, Mark Lynch and Samuel Shepherd.
  • Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham’s sister, also says she will run after being appointed to serve out the remainder of his term, keeping Trump-backed family succession in play.
  • The open-seat race is unusually rare in South Carolina, where Graham had held the seat since 2003 and Strom Thurmond before him for nearly 50 years.

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