{"id":4529,"date":"2026-08-12T04:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4529"},"modified":"2026-08-12T04:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:24:48","slug":"graham-norman-advance-to-runoff-in-sc-for-u-s-senate-gop-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4529","title":{"rendered":"Graham, Norman advance to runoff in SC for U.S. Senate GOP bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman are heading to the runoff for the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate with 33% and 25% of the special primary vote, according to state election commission initial data..<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4527\">Graham says her brother is \u2018looking down,\u2019 smiling as she makes runoff for SC GOP bid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>With all of the state\u2019s 46 counties fully reporting, U.S. Sen. Darline Graham leads with about 33 percent of the 335,017 votes reported, according to the state\u2019s election commission.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Russell Fry has 20%, trailing Norman by about 15,000 votes. Former Gov. Mark Sanford is in fourth with about 15% as of 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. All results are unofficial. The Associated Press called the runoff for Graham and Norman earlier Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The runoff will be Aug. 25 since no candidate garnered more than 50% of the vote. The winner will compete against Democratic nominee Annie Andrews in November.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The sudden death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham triggered a speedy special primary election.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Eligible Republican voters had 10 candidates to choose from:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Duke Buckner, an attorney from Colleton County<\/li>\n<li>Danny Ford II, an Upstate farmer<\/li>\n<li>Russell Fry, congressman representing the 7th Congressional District<\/li>\n<li>Darline Graham, appointed U.S. Senator, sister of Lindsey Graham and former commissioner of the state Commission for the Blind<\/li>\n<li>Mark Lynch, a businessman from Spartanburg County<\/li>\n<li>Mark McBride, a farmer and former mayor of Myrtle Beach<\/li>\n<li>Ralph Norman, congressman representing the 5th Congressional District<\/li>\n<li>Glenda Gail Parker, a retired budget analyst living in Myrtle Beach<\/li>\n<li>Mark Sanford, former South Carolina governor and congressman<\/li>\n<li>Sam Shepherd, a biologist and businessman from Lexington County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster cast his vote Tuesday at the Lourie Center near Five Points. He declined to tell reporters who he had voted for, but did outline the qualifications he thought the state\u2019s next U.S. Senator should have.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomebody who\u2019s serious, somebody that understands, somebody who\u2019s willing to ask questions, someone who\u2019s willing to listen to the advice from the right sources, not necessarily to agree but to think,\u201d McMaster said, adding a work ethic that includes a desire to learn, attending meetings and seeking information would also help.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4523\">Georgia conservationist returns to SC to lead influential environmental group<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Early voting for the special primary closed Friday and 61,775 people cast Republican ballots in the three days of early voting. Polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Darline Graham voted with her family in Lexington on Tuesday morning. It was the first time her youngest daughter voted, Graham told reporters outside the Lake Murray Baptist Church.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been one month since Lindsey\u2019s passing, so it\u2019s an emotional day, but yet an exciting day,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham, who was appointed to finish her late brother\u2019s term, spent a bulk of the short campaign in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Senate adjourned for August recess.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I could have done anything differently,\u201d Graham said of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4522\">SC man accused of selling liquor without a permit. Here\u2019s what the warrant says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polls closed in the South Carolina GOP primary to name a nominee replacing Lindsey Graham; 10 candidates competed and a runoff is set for Aug. 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elections"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Graham, Norman advance to runoff in SC for U.S. Senate GOP bid - US Moving Experts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4529\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Graham, Norman advance to runoff in SC for U.S. Senate GOP bid - US Moving Experts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Polls closed in the South Carolina GOP primary to name a nominee replacing Lindsey Graham; 10 candidates competed and a runoff is set for Aug. 25.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4529\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"US Moving Experts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-12T04:24:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6\"},\"headline\":\"Graham, Norman advance to runoff in SC for U.S. Senate GOP bid\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-12T04:24:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529\"},\"wordCount\":531,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/956c28aac59b0fac1c3bd111601ef669.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Elections\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529\",\"name\":\"Graham, Norman advance to runoff in SC for U.S. Senate GOP bid - US Moving Experts\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/956c28aac59b0fac1c3bd111601ef669.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-12T04:24:48+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d4595f9a47af262eb0de41137cae39b6\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/?p=4529#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/956c28aac59b0fac1c3bd111601ef669.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/usmovingexpertss.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/956c28aac59b0fac1c3bd111601ef669.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675,\"caption\":\"Sen. 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