Darline Graham advances to runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects
Summary
Senator Darline Graham will move on to a runoff election in the South Carolina Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. The runoff will decide who replaces her late brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, on the November ballot since no candidate won more than 50% of the vote.Key Facts
- Darline Graham is running in the South Carolina special Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.
- She will advance to a runoff election scheduled for August 25.
- The runoff happens because no candidate received over 50% of the primary vote.
- The winner of the runoff will replace Senator Lindsey Graham, who recently passed away.
- The other candidate moving to the runoff has not been announced yet.
- South Carolina law requires a runoff if no candidate gets a majority in the primary.
- This election decides the Republican candidate for the Senate seat in November.
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