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Darline Graham loss flips South Carolina Senate seat to Democrats for first time in decades
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- Democrat Annie Andrews won the South Carolina Senate race, marking the first statewide Democratic victory in 28 years.
- Andrews, a former pediatrician, achieved an unexpected upset against Republican Darline Graham in the midterm elections.
- Darline Graham, appointed in July to fill the seat after her brother Senator Lindsey Graham's death, lacked political experience and conceded her limited knowledge on national security issues.
- Despite President Donald Trump's endorsement, Graham struggled during the campaign, notably stumbling on foreign policy questions, including US policy on Taiwan.
- Lindsey Graham, a prominent senator known for his strong foreign policy stance, had held the seat since 2002 before his sudden passing.
