Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman on Tuesday advanced to a runoff in the snap Republican primary to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Graham, who touts President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race, will be up against a longtime staple in Palmetto State politics and a stalwart Freedom Caucus conservative in Norman.
Both candidates now face the immediate challenge to consolidate support from the losing candidates’ coalitions — including Rep. Russell Fry’s and former Gov. Mark Sanford’s — to win in two weeks.
Whether Graham succeeds will reveal the power of Trump’s endorsement and whether the president can propel a relatively unknown political figure in South Carolina politics into Congress for a full term.
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