{"id":4531,"date":"2026-08-12T05:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4531"},"modified":"2026-08-12T05:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:08:15","slug":"who-did-gov-mcmaster-vote-for-in-tuesdays-primary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4531","title":{"rendered":"Who did Gov. McMaster vote for in Tuesday\u2019s primary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster cast his vote Tuesday in the 10-person Republican special primary for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s six-year U.S. Senate term.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4530\">Graham, Norman advance to runoff in SC for U.S. Senate GOP bid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The 79-year-old McMaster, in the final months of his terms as governor, likely had a clear favorite.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But meeting with reporters after voting, and peppered with questions about who he voted for, McMaster wasn\u2019t saying.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of choices,\u201d McMaster told reporters at the Lourie Center near Five Points. \u201cThat shows a lot of interest, a lot of interest in the position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>McMaster hinted that if there is a runoff in two weeks between the two top vote getters, he might pick a favorite. But he avoided committing himself.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would be a more likely time than right now,\u201d McMaster said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Asked what mix of qualifications the ideal candidate should have, McMaster said, \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<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4529\">Graham, Norman advance to runoff in SC for U.S. Senate GOP bid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also important to have a work ethic and a desire to learn, McMaster said. \u201cYou really have to study, you have to read, you have to go to meetings, you have to seek information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham, 71, died of a sudden heart failure July 11. Following his death, McMaster appointed his sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to the U. S. Senate post to finish out Graham\u2019s term, which ends Jan. 3.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has endorsed Nordone (who goes by the name of Graham). Polls indicate Graham is leading the race, but her lead is not sizable enough to avoid a runoff. The winner must get more than 50 percent.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>McMaster said Graham\u2019s decision to run for the full upcoming six-year term was not unexpected.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not surprised because that often, often happens,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Voting with McMaster was his wife of 48 years, Peggy. They had arrived at the Lourie Center shortly before noon in a two-SUV caravan of black Suburbans.<\/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><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s an old adage that if a politician expresses a favorite in a crowded field of candidates he might please one person, but he\u2019ll upset the rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Who did Gov. 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