Sen. Darline Graham thanks Trump after winning GOP Senate primary runoff in S.C.

Sen. Darline Graham expressed her gratitude to President Trump after her projected win over Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina’s Republican primary runoff. Trump recruited, endorsed, and campaigned for Graham after her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, passed away.

Graham defeated representative Ralph Norman and will run in November’s election for a full, six-year Senate term.

The Trump-backed political newcomer defeated Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s special Republican primary runoff

Sen. Darline Graham won the GOP Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary to replace Graham's late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ballot.

Graham said outsider status was a plus, while pointing to Trump’s backing.

August 25, 2026 9:01 PM ET Republican South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham defeated Republican South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s GOP Senate primary runoff race, according to The Associated Press.Graham and Norman advanced to Tuesday’s primary runoff because neither garnered a majority of the vote during the A

Republican voters in South Carolina are at the polls on Tuesday for the Senate primary runoff between Trump-backed Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.

Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images Prediction markets and political polling disagree on how close South Carolina’s Republican Senate runoff will be. Polling shows that the late Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, is trailing or is in a neck-and-neck race against Ralph Norman, but Kalshi still gives the Trump-endorsed ca

Sen. Darline Graham squares off Tuesday against Rep. Ralph Norman in a bid to win the GOP nomination for the a South Carolina Senate seat.

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Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) are virtually tied in the final poll before voters cast their ballots in Tuesday’s special primary runoff election for the Senate. The Trafalgar Group survey shows Graham Nordone barely leading Norman, with 47.9% to 47.8% for the respective candidates. Nei

Trump makes final pitch for Sen. Darline Graham before South Carolina runoff  USA Today

The South Carolina Senate runoff on Tuesday is becoming a key test of President Trump’s endorsement power, as he throws all his weight behind a political newcomer seeking to fill shoes left by her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).  The race has divided the party between those who back Sen. Darline Graham

The Trump-endorsed interim senator faces Congressman Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s closely watched Republican Senate runoff.

Darline Graham’s latest bid to solidify Donald Trump’s support involves a fraught empty gesture. The 62-year-old younger sister and current holder of the late Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Senate seat dodged questions on Monday as to whether she would have certified the results of the 2020 presidential election, as h

South Carolina Republicans will return to the polls Tuesday for the fourth time since June to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the fall general election ballot.

The president’s super PAC spent more than $827,000 on voter phone calls and texts for Graham — even as battleground Republicans have been clamoring for money.

The president rallied for the sister of Lindsey Graham in her Senate run in South Carolina and pressured other allies to endorse her. A super PAC run by his advisers weighed in. Will it be enough?

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s special U.S. Senate primary runoff  Toronto Star

South Carolina Republicans will return to the polls Tuesday to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the fall general election ballot

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s special U.S. Senate primary runoff  AP News

Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), said he was "confident" Republicans would hold the Senate after the midterm elections were tallied.