南卡罗来纳州共和党将于周二举行特别初选，以选出新的参议院共和党提名人参加11月大选[1]。已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆于2024年7月11日因主动脉撕裂去世，空出了这一席位[1]。
现任临时参议员达琳·格雷厄姆（已故参议员之妹）获得总统特朗普的背书，与包括众议员拉塞尔·弗莱、拉尔夫·诺曼以及前州长马克·桑福德在内的共9名共和党人竞争提名[1]。投票所将于美东时间下午7点关闭[1]。若初选中无人获得多数票，前两名候选人将进入8月25日举行的决选[1]。特别初选的获胜者将在大选中对阵民主党提名人、儿科医生安妮·安德鲁斯[1]。
南卡罗来纳州约有340万名登记选民，该州在2024年大选中以58%的得票率支持特朗普[1]。
South Carolina's Republican Party will conduct a special primary election on Tuesday to select a nominee for the November general election following the death of Senator Lindsey Graham [1]. Graham died on July 11, 2024, from an aortic dissection [1].
Ten Republican candidates are competing for the nomination, including U.S. Representatives Russell Fry and Ralph Norman, as well as former Governor Mark Sanford [1]. Darin Graham, the late senator's sister and current interim senator, is among the contenders and has secured an endorsement from President Trump [1]. Polls will close at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday [1].
If no candidate secures an outright majority of votes, the top two finishers will advance to a runoff election scheduled for August 25 [1]. The winner of the primary process will face Democrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, in the general election [1]. South Carolina has approximately 3.4 million registered voters, and Trump won the state with 58 percent of the vote in 2024 [1].