Andrews Chances of Defeating Graham as Former GOP Governor Backs Democrat
Summary
Former South Carolina Republican Governor David Beasley and former Democratic Governor Jim Hodges endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews in her U.S. Senate race against Republican Darline Graham. Recent polls cited in the article show Andrews close to Graham, but South Carolina has a strong history of Republican support.Key Facts
- Beasley and Hodges announced their endorsement of Andrews in a campaign video released Monday.
- Beasley served as South Carolina governor from 1995 to 1999 and led the United Nations World Food Programme from 2017 to 2023.
- Andrews's campaign said more than 100 Republicans had joined its “Republicans for Annie” coalition.
- An InsiderAdvantage poll conducted September 28–29 among 1,200 likely voters showed Graham at 46 percent and Andrews at 45 percent, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.83 percentage points.
- A second InsiderAdvantage poll, conducted September 8–9, showed Graham at 45.1 percent and Andrews at 43.2 percent.
- Pollster Matt Towery said almost 10 percent of Republicans surveyed in the September 28–29 poll supported Andrews.
- Donald Trump won South Carolina by nearly 18 percentage points in 2024, according to the article.
- Darline Graham was appointed to fill the Senate seat after Lindsey Graham died in July, then won the Republican special primary runoff.
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