# Live updates: Darline Graham and Ralph Norman advance to GOP runoff for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat

https://mins.news/en/item/19636

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-12 01:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4xynL5t

> Darline Graham has moved into the runoff in South Carolina’s special Republican primary. The contest is to replace her late brother, Lindsey Graham, in the U.S. Senate. Ralph Norman has also advanced to the Republican runoff. The result sets up the next stage of the race for the Senate seat.

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