Darline Graham and Ralph Norman head to South Carolina GOP Senate runoff

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) gave his support Wednesday to Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) for the Senate, after previously questioning why President Trump endorsed her in their tense Republican primary runoff. “I respect the decision of South Carolina voters, and I congratulate Senator Darline Graham on winning the Republican nomination. I will support our Republican nominee...

Graham defeated hard-right challenger Rep. Ralph Norman

Sen. Darline Graham is projected to win the Republican runoff for Senate in South Carolina. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe analyzes her performance.

Sen. Darline Graham is projected to defeat Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina's Republican Senate runoff. CBS News' Anthony Salvanto has more on this and other races.

Trump-backed Darline Graham beat Ralph Norman to win the Republican senate nomination as she looks to secure a full six-year term to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham. Meanwhile, there was a new development in the Alaska senate race that could have implications for the general election in November. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Nordone will face off against the Democratic nominee in the November election to succeed her late brother Lindsey Graham.

The Trump-backed political newcomer defeated Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s special Republican primary runoff

Sen. Darline Graham won the GOP Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary to replace Graham's late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ballot.

Sen. Darline Graham, the late Lindsey Graham's sister, won the Republican Senate primary runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects. Jessi Mitchell anchors a special report.

Sister of late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham defeated Representative Ralph Norman and will run in November’s election for a full, six-year Senate term

Sen. Darline Graham won the GOP Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary to replace Graham's late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ballot.

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., has won the special runoff for South Carolina’s Republican Senate nomination, according to Decision Desk HQ. The senator, who was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to replace her late brother, former Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in July, clinched the nomination by securing just over 53% of the vote when...

Despite a last-minute drop in the polls and questions about her qualifications, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham fended off her challenger in South Carolina's Republican Senate runoff, likely ensuring she'll win a six-year term in November to succeed her brother.

Graham, a political newcomer, had never held elected public office prior to being tapped to step in for her late brother, who died from an aortic dissection on July 11. 

NBC News projects that Graham, who was backed by Trump, defeated Rep. Ralph Norman to replace her late brother on the November ballot.

Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) is projected to win the South Carolina Republican primary runoff to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), on the November ballot, according to Decision Desk HQ. Lindsey Graham, 71, died unexpectedly in early July after serving in the Senate for more than two decades — and after winning...

Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsay Graham, is facing Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina's special primary runoff on Tuesday. CBS News' senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.

Republican voters in South Carolina are at the polls on Tuesday for the Senate primary runoff between Trump-backed Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.

Sen. Darline Graham is squaring off against Rep. Ralph Norman for the GOP nod in the South Carolina Senate race. The pair advanced to the runoff earlier this month after neither candidate garnered more than half the vote in the crowded primary field. Graham, who notched President Trump's support, led Norman by 8 percentage points...

With hours on the clock until polls close, Republicans are betting that Senator Darline Graham—the temporary fill-in for her late brother, Lindsey Graham—will be iced out of South Carolina’s GOP runoff race. Graham is up against Representative Ralph Norman, a five-term lawmaker who has represented the Palmetto State in various legislative capacities since 2005.The junior Graham took the reins of her sibling’s powerful office last month, after the 71-year-old suddenly passed away from an aortic dissection. Despite having zero relevant experience or qualifications, Graham gained the president’s endorsement and was subsequently appointed by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster.Within the span of a few short weeks, the 62-year-old undertook a gambit to make her interim responsibilities more permanent, throwing her name on the ballot to be formally selected by the state electorate. The money poured in behind her, with chief executives, lobbyists, and prominent Republican donors pumping thousands of dollars into her nascent campaign, violating the weekly thresholds set by the Federal Election Commission.The country was stunned earlier this month when Graham pulled ahead of more than half a dozen candidates in the Republican primary—but now, some Republicans believe that may have been the zenith of her political career.Public opinion on Graham plummeted last week when she flopped on a softball debate question regarding Taiwan, confessing that “national security is not my thing.” In the same debate, Graham forgot the population of her own state, falsely claiming that South Carolina’s population is 50 million people—more than New York and Florida combined. Fact check: The state’s population is fewer than six million people.Multiple Republican sources told NOTUS that, despite Donald Trump’s efforts, the sexagenarian is increasingly unlikely to win South Carolina’s primary runoff.“You’re running a campaign with a virtual unknown that took on all of her brother’s unfavorables without any of the goodwill that her brother has in a very short-sprint special election,” one Republican operative told NOTUS. Exactly why Graham is in a bad position in the race “isn’t rocket science,” according to the source.A lack of reliable or neutral polling has left much of the country’s electoral odds in the dark, including in South Carolina. “Tomorrow’s election is the biggest black box in recent memory here,” a South Carolina–based Republican operative told NOTUS.Whoever pulls through the runoff Tuesday evening will eventually have to face off against Democrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, in the November general election. (Though the last time South Carolina elected a Democrat to the Senate was in 1998.)But unlike other midterm-bound candidates who have been advised by party leaders to separate themselves from the president’s negative polling, Graham still needs to ride Trump’s brand if she wants to win big.“Her only good is hyper-engaged Trump voters. There is no Darline Graham voter,” the operative told NOTUS. “No one’s voting for Darline because of Darline.”

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman face South Carolina voters yet again Tuesday in a special Republican primary runoff to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate, one month after his sudden death.

Sen. Darline Graham squares off Tuesday against Rep. Ralph Norman in a bid to win the GOP nomination for the a South Carolina Senate seat.

Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman are neck and neck in a new survey, as voting concludes Tuesday to determine which Republican will be on the ballot in South Carolina's Senate race. The poll, which the Trafalgar Group conducted from Saturday through Monday, found that 47.9 percent of 1,031 respondents backed Graham, whom South...

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman compete for the G.O.P. nomination in November’s general election.

The two-week runoff window since the two Republicans were the top vote-getters in an Aug. 11 primary has been a slugfest.

Republican nominee to face Democrat Annie Andrews in midterm after rushed campaigns for Lindsey Graham’s seatReese Boyd, the chair of the Horry county Republican party marveled on Monday afternoon at how little time Senator Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman have had to campaign for the Senate primary: “This is not the normal way of things.”“This is something that usually lasts at least, you know, the better part of a year,” he said. “People normally spend the better part of 18 months getting ready for it. Who knows? This may be the right way to do it? Who knows.” Continue reading...

Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, is facing off against Rep. Ralph Norman for the GOP nomination.

South Carolina Republicans return to the polls on Tuesday to decide a high-stakes U.S. Senate primary runoff, choosing between Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman just one month after the sudden death of Lindsey Graham.

The runoff will determine which Republican succeeds the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate

Republican voters in South Carolina will head to the polls Tuesday in their state's special Senate primary runoff between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.

On Tuesday, Republican voters in South Carolina will vote to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on November's ballot in a runoff between his sister Darline and Congressman Ralph Norman. As South Carolina ETV's Gavin Jackson reports, the closing days of this electoral sprint featured a major debate gaffe and a campaign rally with President Trump.

Supporters of the two candidates in South Carolina’s Tuesday special Republican primary race are doubling down their efforts to draw support for their pick in the heated Senate race to determine the Palmetto State’s next U.S. senator following the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in July. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., who stood outside the...

Sen. Darline Graham is facing Rep. Ralph Norman to replace her late brother on the ballot in November.

President Trump is set to rally with South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham ahead of Tuesday's special Senate runoff between Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman. CBS News' Zak Hudak has more.

Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) faced off on the debate stage Tuesday, a day before early voting begins in the runoff to determine which of the two will be South Carolina’s GOP nominee for Senate. Graham, whom South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) appointed to succeed to her brother, the late...

Several deep-pocketed groups are running ads in South Carolina to help Sen. Darline Graham's bid to fill her late brother's seat for a full six-year term.

Rep. Ralph Norman suggested that South Carolina special GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff rival Sen. Darline Graham is the establishment's chosen candidate.

The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator’s sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), announced Wednesday that he voted for Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and will support her in the South Carolina Senate Republican primary runoff for her late brother's seat. Graham will face Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) in a runoff scheduled for Aug. 25. Graham —...

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman will face off in a runoff for the Republican Senate nomination in South Carolina. CBS News' Fin Gómez and Anthony Salvanto look at this and other key takeaways from Tuesday's contests.

U.S. Senator Darline Graham has the advantage of Trump's endorsement as she enters the two-week sprint to secure the Republican nomination for her late brother's seat.

A first-time candidate who was always close to her brother's political orbit, Darline Graham overcame skepticism about her lack of experience in her campaign to replace him, as she moved forward Tuesday as the top vote-getter to runner-up Norman.

Graham, a political newcomer, topped the GOP special primary just weeks after being appointed to serve out the remainder of her late brother’s term.

US media outlets project that Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham, will advance to the August runoff for the Republican US Senate nomination in South Carolina.

Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman will face off in a runoff later this month for the South Carolina GOP Senate nomination, CBS News projects, as they vie to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone and Rep. Ralph Norman have advanced to a runoff in the contest to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham as the Republican nominee in November's general election, according to NBC News and Decision Desk. The post Darline Graham, Ralph Norman Advance to Runoff in South Carolina U.S. Senate Republican Primary appeared first on Breitbart.

Ms. Graham did not win the special primary outright, despite having President Trump’s endorsement. Her runoff opponent was still too close to call.

The race to replace late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on the November ballot is projected to head to an Aug. 25 runoff, according to Decision Desk HQ, with Sen. Darline Graham (R) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R) duking it out for the nomination. Lindsey Graham, 71, died unexpectedly in early July after serving in the...

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman are projected to advance to a runoff in South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary, according to DDHQ.

Sen. Darline Graham will advance to a runoff later this month in the South Carolina GOP primary for Senate, CBS News projects, as she vies to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ticket.

Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, will face another Republican in an Aug. 25 runoff for the party’s nomination, NBC News projects.

Senator Darline Graham will advance to a runoff election later this month to replace her late brother as the Republican nominee for Senate in South Carolina, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.

Republicans are voting in a special primary to replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham on the general election ballot.

Republican voters in South Carolina return to the polls Tuesday for the second time in two months to decide who will take the place of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

South Carolina Republicans will vote Tuesday in a special primary to decide who will carry the party's Senate banner in November.