Annie Andrews Wins SC Senate Race, Taking Lindsey Graham’s Former Seat
Democrat Annie Andrews beat Republican incumbent Sen. Darline Graham in Tuesday’s South Carolina Senate race. With about 89% of precincts reporting, Andrews led 51% to 47%. A pediatrician who previously ran unsuccessfully for congress in 2022, Andrews will take the seat once held by Graham’s late brother, Lindsey. The South Carolina result was a notable pickup for Democrats in an otherwise poor night for the GOP; the state has not had a Democratic senator sence 2005. In neighboring North Carolina, Democrat and former governor Roy Cooper won the open seat, defeating Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley for the seat being vacated by Republican Thom Tillis.
The Democratic candidate Annie Andrews defeated the Republican incumbent Sen. Darline Graham in Tuesday’s South Carolina senatorial election.
At press time, with 89 of the vote reported, Andrews had 51 percent to Graham’s 47 percent.
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Andrews, a pediatrician with no political experience besides a failed 2022 congressional campaign, will fill the seat once held by Darline Graham’s late brother, Lindsey.
The South Carolina flip stood out in a bad night for the GOP. The Palmetto State has not had a Democratic senator since 2005.
In neighboring North Carolina, the Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper defeated Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley for the retiring Republican Thom Tillis’s seat.
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