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Trump urges Sen. Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham's sister, to run for full Senate term

She took a temporary Senate seat and was urged by Trump to seek a full term.

Trump urges Sen. Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham's sister, to run for full Senate term
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This article1 analysis · Oct 3, 2026
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President Donald Trump urged newly appointed Sen. Darline Graham Nordone to run for a full Senate term in South Carolina’s special election. Nordone had not said whether she would seek the seat.

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Darline Graham
R · SC · SEN

South Carolina senator appointed to serve the remainder of her brother’s term and urged to run for a full term

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who urged Nordone to run and offered his endorsement

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

Late South Carolina senator and Nordone’s brother

ALSO MENTIONED  Henry McMaster, South Carolina governor who appointed Nordone to the temporary Senate seat

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Trump Urges Darline Graham to Run for Full Senate Term

Trump urged Darline Graham to seek a full Senate term and said he would endorse her if she ran. This came after she was appointed to fill the remainder of her late brother’s term. Center outlets treat the endorsement as a development in the special-election race and note Graham’s unresolved decision about running. Right-leaning outlets also foreground the endorsement and the race, but some give Trump’s backing a more upbeat cast.

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