Trump Backs Lindsey Graham’s Sister to Finish His Senate Term in South Carolina
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina will name a replacement for Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on Saturday.

Sen. Lindsey Graham rose from running his family's South Carolina cafe to becoming one of Trump's closest allies on national security policy.
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina will name a replacement for Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on Saturday.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone Monday to finish out the Senate term of her belated brother, Senator Lindsey Graham.“Today under the law, it’s my duty—and honor—to name someone to serve and replace this irresistible man, this irreplaceable man, this extraordinary man, for the remainder of his term,” McMaster said.…
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.
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.
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…
US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC,) a staunch Trump supporter who has served in the Senate since 2003 died Saturday following a brief illness at the age of 71, his office said on X.
Nicole Silverio, DCNF Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death will cause several hurdles for Senate Republicans as they try to pass their legislative agenda. Graham died suddenly Sunday…
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died on July 11 after a “brief and sudden illness,” according to his office. He was 71.