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GOP runoffs provide another test of Trump’s endorsement power: What’s at stake in Tuesday’s primaries in South Carolina and Oklahoma
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Key Points:
- South Carolina and Oklahoma will hold key Republican primary runoffs on Tuesday, with South Carolina voters choosing a nominee to replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham and Oklahoma voters likely deciding their next governor.
- In South Carolina, Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister and current interim senator, faces Rep. Ralph Norman; President Trump has endorsed Graham, while Norman criticizes her experience.
- Oklahoma's gubernatorial runoff features Trump-endorsed Mike Mazzei against Attorney General Gentner Drummond, with recent polls showing a dead heat; Trump's recent gubernatorial picks in Wyoming and Minnesota have lost.
- Winners of these Republican primaries are expected to be strong favorites in the November general elections in both states.
- Additional upcoming primaries include Massachusetts Senate on Sept. 1, featuring incumbent Ed Markey against Rep. Seth Moulton, New Hampshire Senate on Sept. 8 with open seat contests, and Rhode Island gubernatorial race on Sept. 9.
