{"id":1257,"date":"2026-06-10T04:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T04:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2026-06-10T04:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T04:36:47","slug":"lindsey-graham-annie-andrews-clinch-u-s-senate-nominations-in-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1257","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham, Annie Andrews clinch U.S. Senate nominations in South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham defeated five Republican challengers Tuesday, paving the way for him to compete for reelection in November.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1255\">SC race for GOP governor nomination heads to runoff. Here\u2019s who made the cut<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the fifth time Graham earned the Republican nomination without going to a runoff, which happens when one candidate doesn\u2019t receive a majority of votes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The senior senator\u2019s race was called by the AP just before 9 p.m., when Graham had 58.6% of the vote.  All results are unofficial.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham earned support from President Donald Trump, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, raised millions of dollars early in the campaign and spent more than $28.7 million ahead of the primary election. Upstate businessman Mark Lynch sunk $5 million of his own fortune into the campaign, but it wasn\u2019t enough to send the race to a runoff.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham will face Democratic nominee Annie Andrews, who also won her primary Tuesday evening. Andrews, a pediatrician from Charleston, ran unsuccessfully in 2022 against U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Her race was called by the AP just after 8:30 p.m. With half the votes counted, she won 61%, according to unofficial AP results.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Several other Republican candidates also ran with slim campaign apparatuses, including Calvin Cowen of Spartanburg County, York County motivational speaker Thomas Dismukes, Horry County business owner Patrick Herrmann and Columbia social media influencer Darius Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer and Project 2025 writer Paul Dans dropped out of the race before ballots were finalized.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the campaign, Lynch frequently characterized himself as further right politically than Graham and criticized the incumbent\u2019s role in promoting the war in Iran. Several members of South Carolina\u2019s hard-right House Freedom Caucus endorsed Lynch, in addition to former Trump staff and supporters, like ex Border Patrol leader Greg Bovino and Marjorie Taylor Greene.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But Graham called Lynch\u2019s views \u201cradical\u201d and said he would hurt the Republican Party\u2019s brand if elected.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1253\">2 Lexington County incumbents suffer narrow election night primary losses<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On the campaign trail, Graham flexed his relationship with Trump and his role on the Judiciary Committee, telling voters he could uniquely help deliver on the president\u2019s priorities and confirm conservative judges. In a virtual campaign event on the eve of the election, Trump said he and Graham were \u201cbest of friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>McMaster also commended Graham in a campaign stop in late May, telling supporters the senator was a \u201cliving asset\u201d for South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a man, we\u2019re lucky to have him,\u201d McMaster said. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t make another one if we started right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham also defended his role in propelling the war with Iran forward, which has wounded or killed U.S. military and resulted in climbing gas prices across South Carolina. Graham impassionately argued the war was essential to keep the U.S. safe from potential Iranian nuclear attacks at several campaign stops.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll go up against Andrews, the pediatrician, in November.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are ready for a new kind of leader,\u201d Andrews said in an interview Tuesday afternoon. \u201cSomeone who\u2019ll actually get up there and do the work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Andrews said she would quit her job as a pediatrician at the end of June to campaign full-time.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m exhausted, but the days that I do still get to go work in the hospital, it reminds me of why I\u2019m doing this,\u201d Andrews said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Andrews raised more than $8 million this cycle, but Graham brought in more than $22.8 million. Both ended the pre-primary reporting period on May 20 with less than $5 million to spend heading into the general election.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Andrews ran against Upstate businessman Brandon Brown and Columbia logistics professional Kyle Freeman.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1251\">Jury finds Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in Texas track meet stabbing trial<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This is a breaking news story and will be updated<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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