South Carolina Gov. McMaster to Announce Temporary Fill for Lindsey Graham’s U.S. Senate Seat
McMaster will name an interim senator to serve until January, with a special election scheduled for November to select Graham's permanent successor.
- Governor Henry McMaster will announce an interim replacement for the late Senator Lindsey Graham today at 4 p.m. at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia.
- Graham died Saturday at 71 following a "brief and sudden illness," with the DC Medical Examiner's Office identifying the cause as aortic dissection due to heart disease.
- President Donald Trump recommended Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve as interim senator, calling it a "fabulous tribute to Lindsey" in a Truth Social post Monday.
- A special primary election is scheduled for August 11 to determine the Republican nominee for November's general election, though federal law requiring ballots go out 45 days early complicates the timeline.
- Amid a scramble among Republicans to fill the seat until January, Governor McMaster weighs potential contenders including Representative Nancy Mace and Senator Tim Scott.
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Despite never having held a public office, Darline Graham Nordone will take the vacant Republican seat until the term expires next January
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A veteran politics reporter on Monday suggested who he believes could be the next person to seek the Senate vacancy left by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Scott MacFarlane, chief Washington correspondent for MeidasTouch, told CNN anchor Brianna Keilar that since Graham was facing re-election in November, questions have surfaced over who could replace him — floating 78-year-old Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), who has been loyal to President Donald …
Lindsey Graham's sister Darline Graham Nordone appointed interim US senator for South Carolina
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced Nordone's appointment at a Statehouse news conference on Monday, saying she will serve the remainder of Graham's current term, which expires in January.
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