{"id":2612689,"date":"2026-06-09T21:41:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T01:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-wins-gop-primary-for-another-senate-term-in-south-carolina\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T21:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T01:43:04","slug":"lindsey-graham-wins-gop-primary-for-another-senate-term-in-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-wins-gop-primary-for-another-senate-term-in-south-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham wins GOP primary for another Senate term in South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flindsey-graham-wins-gop-primary-for-another-senate-term-in-south-carolina%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612689&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) won the Republican nomination to return to the U.S. Senate for another term. The Associated Press called the race after showing him leading businessman Mark Lynch 58.4% to 27.6% with 60% of votes counted.<\/p>\n<p>Graham, first elected in 2002 and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-lewandowski-to-head-new-soon-to-be-formed-super-pac\/\" title=\"Report: Lewandowski to head new soon to be formed super PAC\">longtime ally<\/a> of President Donald Trump, who endorsed him early. Despite the victory, the contest drew controversy: some MAGA-aligned figures criticized Graham for supporting a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hawkish foreign policy<\/a> and the Iran war, including remarks urging voters to send \u201ctheir sons and daughters to the Mideast\u201d and arguments that costs from the conflict were necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch ran on an \u201cAmerica First\u201d platform opposing the Iran war and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-of-haiti-assassinated-wednesday\/\" title=\"President of Haiti Assassinated Wednesday\">foreign interventions<\/a>, gaining support from several former Trump administration officials and Michael Flynn, framing Graham\u2019s record as \u201cendless war and endless spending.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham <\/a>(R-SC) won the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> nomination to represent South Carolina for another term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham led his primary challenger, businessman Mark Lynch, 58.4% to 27.6% when the <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race with 60% of the vote counted.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4600842\/darren-soto-explicit-prank\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida Rep. 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Graham is also a strong ally of President Donald Trump, who endorsed him for re-election early this cycle. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s endorsement means the world to me. I am humbled by his faith in me as a Senator and as a friend,\u201d Graham said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1905057984222568768?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1905057984222568768?s=20\">post<\/a> on X. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contest was not without controversy, however. Graham was targeted by former allies of Trump\u2019s MAGA movement for his hawkish foreign policy and championing of the Iran war. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLindsey Graham is one of the people responsible for getting us into this war,\u201d Megyn Kelly said on her podcast earlier this year. \u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, Graham told voters to \u201csend their sons and daughters to the Mideast.\u201d He has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/undecided-voters-could-push-graham-to-his-first-runoff\/\" title=\"Undecided voters could push ... to his first runoff\">framed rising costs<\/a> for consumers as a result of the Iran war as \u201cconsequential,\u201d but necessary to stop Tehran from having a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4600238\/undecided-voters-could-push-lindsey-graham-first-runoff\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4600238\/undecided-voters-could-push-lindsey-graham-first-runoff\/\"><strong>UNDECIDED VOTERS COULD PUSH GRAHAM TO HIS FIRST RUNOFF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lynch attempted to exploit the issue, running an avowedly \u201cAmerica First\u201d campaign critical of the Iran war and foreign intervention. As such, Lynch garnered the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lynchforsenate.com\/endorsements\">endorsement<\/a> of several ex-Trump administration officials, such as former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent and former Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino. Lynch was also backed by former Trump ally Michael Flynn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEndless war and endless spending is Lindsey\u2019s legacy,\u201d said Lynch in a recent X <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkLynchSC\/status\/2064095931176267953?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkLynchSC\/status\/2064095931176267953?s=20\">post<\/a>. \u201cNever forget that.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Senate: Lindsey Graham wins GOP nomination over Mark Lynch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2612690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26075640284923-e1780933330994.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6571,32283,32085,41960,44832],"class_list":["post-2612689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-elections","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-republican-party","tag-south-carolina","tag-us-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26075640284923-e1780933330994.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612689"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612693,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612689\/revisions\/2612693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}