南卡罗来纳州共和党于周二举行特殊初选，为已故参议员林德赛·格雷厄姆寻找继任者[1]。格雷厄姆于7月11日在华盛顿特区因主动脉撕裂去世[1]。
此次竞争汇聚了多位共和党人选，其中格雷厄姆的妹妹达琳·格雷厄姆获得前总统特朗普的支持[1]。她与众议员拉尔夫·诺曼、罗素·弗瑞以及前州长马克·桑福德等对手争夺提名[1]。一个超级政治行动委员会承诺投入90万美元支持达琳·格雷厄姆[1]。
民主党方面提名了查尔斯顿医生安妮·安德鲁斯作为参议院候选人[1]。格雷厄姆在2020年以10个百分点的优势击败民主党对手杰米·哈里森[1]。
South Carolina Republicans conducted a special primary election on Tuesday to choose a nominee to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Senator Lindsey Graham's death [1]. Graham passed away on July 11 from an aortic dissection in Washington, D.C. [1].
Among the Republican contenders vying for the nomination were Graham's sister, Darline Graham, who secured backing from former President Donald Trump [1]; U.S. Representatives Ralph Norman and Russell Fry [1]; and former Governor Mark Sanford [1]. A super PAC committed to spending $900,000 in support of Darline Graham [1]. On the Democratic side, the party's nominee is Dr. Anne Andrews, a physician from Charleston [1]. Graham won his previous Senate race in 2020 by a ten-percentage-point margin over his Democratic opponent Jamie Harrison [1].