南卡罗来纳州参议员林赛·格雷厄姆于7月意外去世后，州长亨利·麦克马斯特任命其姐达琳·格雷厄姆为临时参议员以完成剩余任期 1。达琳·格雷厄姆随后宣布竞选该席位的完整任期，并在获得特朗普的背书后，从10名共和党候选人中领先晋级 1。她将于8月25日与众议员拉尔夫·诺曼展开为期45天的竞选冲刺，进行共和党初选决选 1。
此次党内决选的胜者，将在10周后举行的11月中期选举中，对阵民主党候选人、儿科医生安妮·安德鲁斯 1。尽管南卡罗来纳州民主党人已有20年未赢得全州选举，达琳·格雷厄姆在竞选期间仍获得了特朗普在默特尔海滩集会上的助选支持 1。
Darline Graham and U.S. Representative Ralph Norman are advancing to the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat, scheduled for August 25 1. The election follows the unexpected death of Senator Lindsey Graham in July 1. Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham, the late senator's sister, as the interim senator to complete the remainder of his term, and she has announced her candidacy for the full term 1. With Trump's endorsement, Darline Graham advanced from a field of 10 Republican candidates to enter a 45-day runoff campaign 1. Trump also campaigned for her at a rally in Myrtle Beach 1.
The winner of the Republican runoff will face Democratic candidate Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, in the November general election, with the midterm elections taking place in 10 weeks 1. South Carolina Democrats have not won a statewide election in 20 years 1.
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