Annie Andrews wins Democratic primary for US Senate in South Carolina
Annie Andrews is set to face Lindsey Graham in the November Senate election.

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Annie Andrews is set to face Sen. Lindsey Graham in November after South Carolina’s primaries. Graham won the Republican Senate nomination outright, while the governor’s race is headed to a Republican runoff.
The South Carolina primary results set up a November Senate contest between Charleston pediatrician Annie Andrews and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who won his primary outright. Andrews previously ran unsuccessfully against Rep. Nancy Mace and has criticized what she describes as Graham’s shifting positions. The article also notes Graham’s backing from President Donald Trump and other state Republicans.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Andrews in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Andrews’s record.
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9 OUTLETSAnnie Andrews won South Carolina’s Democratic Senate primary, and Lindsey Graham won the Republican nomination, setting up a November matchup. Center outlets mostly present the nominations and matchup straightforwardly, with some assessing Andrews’s prospects and Graham’s standing. Right-leaning outlets also highlight Andrews’s criticism of RFK Jr. alongside her nomination.
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