Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Darline Graham Wins South Carolina Senate Republican Runoff
Darline Graham Nordone won a Republican election in South Carolina.
She defeated Congressman Ralph Norman in a runoff, which is a second election between leading candidates.
The contest was for the Republican nomination for a 2026 United States Senate election.
President Donald Trump supported Graham.
Graham had already been appointed to the Senate after her brother, Senator Lindsay Graham, died unexpectedly in July.
Her brother had held the Senate seat before her.
South Carolina is described as a solidly Republican state.
Graham will now seek to represent Republicans in the 2026 Senate election.
The article does not provide the vote totals or the date of the runoff.
Senator Darline Graham Nordone defeated Congressman Ralph Norman in South Carolina’s 2026 Republican Senate primary runoff.
Graham had the backing of President Donald Trump.
She was appointed to the Senate after her brother, Senator Lindsay Graham, died unexpectedly in July.
Graham sought the Republican nomination for the Senate seat previously held by her brother.
The seat is in solidly Republican South Carolina.
- Who
- Senator Darline Graham Nordone defeated Congressman Ralph Norman, with support from President Donald Trump.
- What
- Graham won the Republican primary runoff for South Carolina’s 2026 United States Senate election.
- When
- The runoff result was reported after Graham’s appointment following her brother’s death in July; the exact election date is not stated.
- Where
- South Carolina.
- Why
- Graham sought the Republican nomination for the Senate seat previously held by her brother, Senator Lindsay Graham.
- Winner
- Darline Graham Nordone
- Defeated candidate
- Ralph Norman
- Election
- Republican primary runoff
- General election year
- 2026
- State
- South Carolina
- Presidential backing
- President Donald Trump supported Graham
- Previous seat holder
- Senator Lindsay Graham