{"id":2645161,"date":"2026-08-14T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darline-graham-nordone-endorsed-by-ex-rival-in-sc-senate-runoff\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:53:58","slug":"darline-graham-nordone-endorsed-by-ex-rival-in-sc-senate-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darline-graham-nordone-endorsed-by-ex-rival-in-sc-senate-runoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Darline Graham Nordone endorsed by ex-rival in SC Senate runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fdarline-graham-nordone-endorsed-by-ex-rival-in-sc-senate-runoff%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=2645161&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>Darline Graham Nordone, an interim U.S. Senator from South Carolina and sister of the late Lindsey Graham, received an endorsement from Rep. Russell Fry ahead of her August 25 primary runoff. Fry praised her as a dedicated fighter and ally in the Senate who will work to produce results for President Trump. Graham Nordone, backed by Trump and many Senate Republicans, finished first in the recent special primary, securing nearly 33% of the vote and advancing to the runoff against Ralph Norman, who finished second. The primary votes were split among nine candidates, and the winner of the runoff is widely expected to win the upcoming November general election for this safe Republican seat. graham Nordone expressed her gratitude for the support and her commitment to advancing a conservative, Trump-aligned agenda.  <\/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\">Interim Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/darline-graham-nordone\/\">Darline Graham Nordone<\/a> (R-SC) notched an endorsement Friday ahead of her Aug. 25 primary runoff from Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC), a former rival who placed third in this week\u2019s special Republican primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fry characterized Graham Nordone, the sister and successor of the late Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\">Lindsey Graham<\/a>, as one of the \u201cfighters and allies in the Senate who will show up every day and get results\u201d for President Donald Trump.<\/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\/4687660\/florida-19th-congressional-district-candidates-carpetbagger-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The carpetbagger primary: Meet the cast of characters running for this Florida House seat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687721\/russell-fry-endorses-darline-graham-nordone-south-caronlina-gop-senate-runoff\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Darline Graham Nordone knabs Senate runoff endorsement from ex-primary rival Russell Fry<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687614\/rashida-tlaib-backed-socialism-nonprofit-venue-cancels-event-security-claimed-were-silenced\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tlaib-backed socialists cry foul after venue cancels event, citing security concerns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDarline knows what it means to struggle, persevere, and keep fighting when life deals you a difficult hand,\u201d Fry wrote in his endorsement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RussellFrySC\/status\/2088287552381841440?s=20\">posted<\/a> to social media. \u201cThose experiences shaped her, and I believe they give her a real understanding of the challenges families across South Carolina face.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham Nordone <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarlineGrahamSC\/status\/2088312148548010098?s=20\">said<\/a> she was \u201cextremely honored\u201d by Fry\u2019s support and was \u201cexcited to continue building a conservative force to fight for President Trump\u2019s America First agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Graham Nordone\u2019s runoff opponent, Rep. 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(Meg Kinnard\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham Nordone, backed by Trump and many Senate Republicans, placed first in Tuesday\u2019s special primary to determine who will inherit the South Carolina Senate seat from her late brother for a full six-year term that begins in early January 2027. 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A majority was required to avoid a runoff, but the votes were ultimately split among nine candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victor of the runoff is all but certain to win the November general election against Democratic nominee Annie Andrews for what is a safe Republican seat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Nordone secures Fry\u2019s endorsement ahead of runoff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2645162,"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\/08\/AP26223602628608.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82672,13348,5894,84182],"class_list":["post-2645161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-darline-graham-nordone","tag-endorsement","tag-politics","tag-sc-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26223602628608.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645161","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645161"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645164,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645161\/revisions\/2645164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}