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Sen. Darline Graham running for full Senate term after being appointed to Lindsey Graham's seat

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Sen. Darline Graham announced that she will run for her late brother's seat this November, after being appointed last week to serve out the rest of Lindsey Graham's term.

"I've made a decision. I'm in," she said in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News.

Graham acknowledged the "tremendous amount of pressure" she's felt to make up her mind quickly, with a filing deadline looming and President Donald Trump posting on Truth Social that he would like her to run for the seat.

Graham is the first woman to represent South Carolina in the Senate.

[Byline: Morgan Rimmer, Dianne Gallagher, Ted Barrett, CNN. Updated 5:52 PM EDT, Mon July 20, 2026.]