South Carolina's Special Senate Primary | Charleston News

Charleston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 15, 2026 · 1m

South Carolina’s special Republican primary to fill the late Senator Lindsey Graham’s seat is heating up—voting opens August 5th, with strict rules: only June Republican voters or those who skipped the June primary can participate; former Democrats are locked out. The state’s Election Commission upheld this based on standard party primary laws. Graham’s sister, Darline Graham, will serve as the Senate designate until January. The August winner will face Democratic nominee Annie Andrews in November’s general election—a historic moment, as it’s the first U.S. Senate race in South Carolina in…