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Trump Boosts Darline Graham as South Carolina GOP Runoff Ends

Trump rallied for Darline Graham and MAGA Inc. added nearly $830,000 in late spending as she seeks the GOP Senate nomination.

  • Senator Darline Graham was appointed to her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat and is in a South Carolina GOP runoff against Representative Ralph Norman for the nomination.
  • President Donald Trump endorsed Senator Darline Graham, and his super PAC, MAGA Inc., spent over $827,000 to support her campaign in the final runoff days.
  • Senator Graham, a political newcomer, has faced criticism for limited political experience and has struggled to articulate positions on major issues like national security and immigration.
  • The winner of the runoff will compete against Democrat Annie Andrews in November; no Democrat has won statewide office in South Carolina for two decades.
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Donald Trump has been the king of the Republican Party since he won the historic 2016 presidential election, the one that drives and tombs primaries at his whim. That power was subjected to one of his biggest tests so far in the Republican primaries in South Carolina for one of his two Senate seats. And the New York billionaire, as in the rancher, remains the king. He put all his political muscle in favor of Darline Graham, an inexperienced figu…

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The sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham will take part in the mid-term elections in November. She has little political experience so far – but support from Donald Trump.

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Midterm elections in South Carolina will test Donald Trump’s influence within the Republican Party. After Senator Lindsey Graham’s death, the state prepares for a key contest after the governor interimally appointed Darline Graham to fill the vacant seat

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Semafor broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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