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Darline Graham: 'I'm In'

Darline Graham said she will run for a full term in the Senate seat she was appointed to fill.

Darline Graham: 'I'm In'
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Darline Graham, recently appointed to her late brother’s South Carolina Senate seat, said she will run in the special Republican primary. President Trump said he would support her, and the article outlines the filing schedule and campaign-finance rules affecting the race.

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Darline Graham
R · SC · SEN

Senator and candidate in the special Republican primary for the South Carolina Senate seat

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Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Late senator whose seat Darline Graham was appointed to fill

Russell Fry
R · SC-7

Representative and Republican candidate in the primary

Former chairman of the Federal Election Commission commenting on campaign-finance rules

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who said he would support Darline Graham if she entered the race

Ralph Norman
R · SC-5

Representative and Republican candidate in the primary

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Darline Graham Announces Run for Full Senate Term

Outlets agree that Darline Graham, appointed to fill her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat, announced she will seek a full term. Left-leaning outlets frame her domestic priorities as a departure from her brother’s national-security focus. Center outlets largely pair accounts of her brother’s death with her Senate bid, while also raising questions about her political views and qualifications. Right-leaning outlets center her interview, campaign priorities and connection to her brother’s legacy, often in a sympathetic personal frame.

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