Election Night in South Carolina: What's Going on in the Senate Special Election?
Russell Fry led in early updates and was reported narrowly ahead of Ralph Norman when more than half the vote had been counted.

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The article attributes its changing figures and projections to Decision Desk HQ and follows the race through successive updates. It offers little context beyond the vote count, and some updates give changing or difficult-to-reconcile snapshots without a final tally.
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Townhall’s election-night updates tracked the South Carolina Republican Senate special-election primary, with Darline Graham and Ralph Norman ultimately reported as advancing to a runoff. Russell Fry was also among the leading candidates as vote totals changed during the night.
The article says Darline Graham was seeking to retain the Senate seat after being appointed to it. Early updates put Russell Fry ahead, with Graham and Ralph Norman also in contention; the reported totals and projections shifted as more votes were counted.
Later updates said Fry had edged ahead of Norman when more than half the vote was reported, but a subsequent update said Norman had secured a runoff spot against Graham. The article does not provide a final vote total.
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