# Former South Carolina governors back Democrat Annie Andrews in Senate race

https://mins.news/en/item/116499

- The Guardian, 2026-10-26 21:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/south-carolina-governors-annie-andrews-senate

> Former governors David Beasley, a Republican, and Jim Hodges, a Democrat, have jointly endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews for the Senate in South Carolina. Though recent polling still shows Graham ahead, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted the state from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican.”

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