What happens next after Lindsey Graham's death? South Carolina law lays out the process
Graham won his party’s nomination in June and was expected to face Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews in the November general election.

South Carolina law calls for a temporary appointment to fill the current Senate vacancy and a special Republican primary to select a replacement nominee for the November election. Voters would then choose who serves the next Senate term through the election process established under state law.
Graham won his party’s nomination in June and was expected to face Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews in the November general election.
White House insiders revealed on Sunday which GOP Senator is likely to step up and fill the void left after Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) shocking death on Saturday night, according to a new report. Graham died suddenly on Saturday after a "brief and sudden illness," his office announced. Reports indicate that Graham experienced chest pains before going…
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina will name a replacement for Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on Saturday.
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The sudden death of US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina sets up a succession drama in the deeply conservative state that risks throwing the race into chaos less than four months before the midterm elections.
Sen. Lindsey Graham rose from running his family's South Carolina cafe to becoming one of Trump's closest allies on national security policy.
The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has rattled what had been one of the GOP’s safest Senate races, creating a political opening for Democrats as their candidate, Dr. Annie Andrews, now runs for an open seat rather than facing a strong incumbent. Graham, who died Saturday after what his office described as a “brief…