{"id":3568,"date":"2026-07-22T16:07:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3568"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:07:57","slug":"former-myrtle-beach-mayor-joins-race-to-succeed-south-carolina-sen-lindsey-graham-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3568","title":{"rendered":"Former Myrtle Beach mayor joins race to succeed South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As South Carolina voters prepare to cast ballots in a special Republican primary election next month, a former Myrtle Beach mayor is joining the race for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n

Read more Former Myrtle Beach mayor joins race to succeed South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham<\/a><\/p>\n

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Former Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride, who once ran in the Republican primary for South Carolina\u2019s 2004 Senate election, is running again 23 years later to represent the Palmetto State. In an announcement shared to Facebook, McBride wrote that he filed to join the race on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYesterday, I filed with [the] South Carolina Election Commission, in the South Carolina Republican Special US Senate Primary election to fill the open seat created by Senator Graham\u2019s passing,\u201d McBride said.<\/p>\n

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Who is Mark McBride?<\/h2>\n

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McBride is no stranger to politics. He served a four-year term on Myrtle Beach City Council before serving as mayor from 1998 to 2005. In his Senate run during his mayoral term, McBride came in fifth in the Republican primary with about 2% of the vote.<\/p>\n

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Years later, McBride entered the 2020 special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 107. With about 30% of votes, McBride lost to his opponent, Case Brittain.<\/p>\n

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McBride ran again soon after in the Republican primary for the 2022 U.S. House South Carolina District 7 seat. He took sixth place in that primary with roughly 2% of the vote. Republican Rep. Russell Fry won both the primary and the general election, taking office in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Fry and McBride will face off once again in the special Republican primary election for the Senate, as the congressman also entered the race this week.<\/p>\n

Read more Chapin votes \u2018no confidence\u2019 in mayor. Brighton development among list of reasons<\/a><\/p>\n

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Most recently, McBride vied for a second term as mayor of Myrtle Beach last year. In the nonpartisan election, he garnered about 16% of votes and came in third place.<\/p>\n

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