South Carolina GOP Senate showdown heads to runoff in race to succeed Lindsey Graham
The race for the Republican nomination to succeed the late GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina heads to a runoff in two weeks.
TL;DR
- Darline Graham and Ralph Norman will compete in a runoff election for the Republican nomination for the Senate in South Carolina.
- Neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the initial primary.
- President Donald Trump endorsed Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
- Other candidates, including Rep. Russell Fry and former Gov. Mark Sanford, did not advance.
- The outcome of the runoff is considered significant for Trump's influence within the GOP.