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Trump to Rally in Myrtle Beach Ahead of South Carolina Republican Senate Runoff

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman advanced after 11.1% of eligible voters turned out in the primary, setting up a runoff for the Republican nomination.

  • The South Carolina Republican Party postponed an Anderson Senate forum scheduled for Friday, August 21, due to a conflict with a President Donald Trump campaign event in Myrtle Beach that same day.
  • Senator Darline Graham and U.S. Representative Ralph Norman are competing in the Republican special primary runoff on August 25 to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator Lindsey Graham.
  • SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick stated the party wants to "give both sides a voice" and will not hold an event where only one candidate can participate, prompting the reschedule.
  • Early voting runs Wednesday, August 19, through Friday, August 21, while the candidates will debate on Tuesday, August 18, before the runoff election on August 25.
  • The winner will advance to the November 3 general election to face Charleston Democrat Annie Andrews and Libertarian Kasie Whitener for the full Senate term.
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ussanews.com broke the news on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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