Trump knocks Ralph Norman for Nikki Haley endorsement after Darline Graham wins GOP runoff

South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in the Republican runoff for the late Lindsey Graham's Senate seat on Tuesday. CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa joins to discuss.

Darline Graham won her primary runoff in the race to replace her late brother in the US Senate. And President Trump can again tout the power of his endorsement.

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother on South Carolina's general election ballot, notching another win for President Donald Trump after he threw his support behind the political novice.

August 26, 2026 10:44 AM ET Republican South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman appeared confused Tuesday about why President Donald Trump involved himself in a race in a non-battleground state.Norman lost to Republican South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham in a 52.5% to 47.5% vote after Trump threw his support behind her. The co

Donald Trump just lost a lot of support in South Carolina. Supporters of defeated Republican candidate Ralph Norman booed and jeered at mentions of the president’s name during his concession speech Tuesday night, expressing their palpable aggravation over Trump’s unwanted involvement in the contentious Senate runoff. T

State of the Union: The late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister will face Annie Andrews in the general election.

The president’s decision to deploy every resource to get Lindsey Graham’s sister over the finish line paid off big time, Eric Garcia writes. But it comes on the heels of some stinging defeats

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother on South Carolina’s general election ballot, notching another win for U.S. President Donald Trump after he threw his support behind the political novice.

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Sister of late Lindsey Graham, who has been backed by Trump, overcomes concern about lack of experience to win place on November ballot South Carolina chooses Darline Graham as Republican nominee for US Senate Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Senator Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination to

President Donald Trump scored a pair of badly needed victories as his preferred candidates won Republican runoffs in South Carolina and Oklahoma, US media projected, bolstering his claim that he retains a powerful hold over the party's voters.

Sen. Darline Graham wins her first election  CNN

Trump wins again. Takeaways from Darline Graham's SC primary victory  USA Today

Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate  AP News

Darline Graham Nordone, sister of late US Senator Lindsey Graham, won the Republican nomination to replace him on South Carolina’s general election ballot.

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham on South Carolina’s general election ballot

Trump-Backed Darline Graham Wins South Carolina Primary For Lindsey Graham’s Seat  Forbes

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.

South Carolina Senator Darline Graham won the Republican nomination in seeking a full term on Tuesday, overcoming a rocky moment in last week’s debate, when she struggled to answer questions about Taiwan and the South China Sea. Graham, a political newcomer, was appointed to the seat in July following the unexpected de

Democrats hope to make South Carolina competitive in November, despite the state backing President Trump by 18 points in 2024.

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

President Donald Trump's endorsement and an $800,000 MAGA Inc. blitz helped Darline Graham defeat Ralph Norman in the South Carolina Senate runoff.

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) won South Carolina’s Republican Senate special primary runoff Tuesday, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and moving one step closer to securing a full term in the seat previously held by her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.  With 89% of the vote counted, Graham Nordone had 52.3% of

Senator Darline Graham is projected to prevail in a Republican runoff to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham as the GOP candidate in South Carolina’s US Senate race, a victory aided by heavy support from President Donald Trump.

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone is relying on her endorsement from President Donald Trump in the fight of her short political life against Rep. Ralph Norman. Few had even heard of Sen. Nordone, who has stylized herself as Sen. Graham despite

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

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 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?

Jan. 6 Rioter Advocate Endorses Ralph Norman Over Darline Graham  HuffPost