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Appointed Sen. Darline Graham advances to GOP Senate primary runoff in South Carolina

Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, will face another Republican in an August 25 runoff for the party’s Senate nomination in South Carolina, NBC News projects.
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Sen. Darline Graham in the U.S. Capitol in July. Tom Williams / Getty Images

Appointed Sen. Darline Graham will compete in a Republican primary runoff for the party nomination for a full term, NBC News projects, though it’s not yet clear which opponent she’ll face in the one-on-one race.

The runoff raises the prospect that GOP voters could again reject a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Graham was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to fill the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s term in July, and she is looking to also take his place on the November ballot and win a full six years in the Senate. Trump encouraged her to run and then endorsed her in a special primary that featured 10 GOP candidates, including Reps. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman and former Gov. Mark Sanford.

With about a quarter of the expected vote in, Graham had about 31% support, while Fry and Norman were fighting for second place with about 23% each.

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Rep. Ralph Norman in the U.S. Capitol in March.Tom Williams / Getty Images

The winner of the Aug. 25 runoff will face Democrat Annie Andrews, a doctor who won her party’s primary in June.

Graham, the first woman ever to represent South Carolina in the Senate, has never held elected office before. But she ran in either first or second in most counties in the primary vote on Tuesday night.

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Rep. Russell Fry in Charleston.Bill Clark / Getty Images

Still, Graham’s thin résumé appeared to cost her with some voters, calling into question the power of Trump’s imprimatur.

“I understand that she’s lost a brother and lost someone very special to her, and I sympathize with that, but at the same time, I don’t think that it’s necessary just to give it to her,” Republican voter Bob Howell told NBC News in Lexington, South Carolina.

Asked about Trump endorsing Graham, Howell said, “I like President Trump, but I don’t think that that’s necessarily what sways my vote.”


Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/business

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