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Lindsey Graham Succession· Day 12

Darline Graham Senate Run

Darline Graham enters the South Carolina Senate race as party groups and rivals weigh in.

July 23, 2026 · Updated Jul 23, 8:30pm ET

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Pano rates the coverage Leans Left.

What happened

Darline Graham Nordone was appointed to her brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat after his sudden death on July 11 and said she will run in the South Carolina special election. Trump is backing Graham, who made the SAVE America Act her first cosponsored Senate bill, while former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford has entered the Republican primary. She faces conservative scrutiny over a $100 donation to a state senator who helped block an abortion ban. The Republican Jewish Coalition endorsed her as aligned with Lindsey Graham’s pro-Israel foreign policy.

Lindsey Graham Succession

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  2. Jul 23Sanford Enters Senate RaceMostly Right
  3. Jul 23Darline Graham Senate Run (this story)Leans Left
  4. Jul 21Darline Graham Senate RunMostly Left
  5. Jul 20Lindsey Graham Senate RunLeans Right

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