Sen. Darline Graham defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina’s Republican primary runoff, NBC News projects, a victory for President Donald Trump, who recruited, endorsed and campaigned for her following her brother Lindsey Graham’s death six weeks ago.
\n\nTrump went all in for Graham, who is seeking a full six-year term after she was appointed to the seat by Gov. Henry McMaster. The president held an in-person rally for her Friday in Myrtle Beach and a tele-rally Monday evening, and his allied super PAC made a late $830,000 push to boost her.
\n\nDuring the Friday rally, Trump recounted how he asked her to run “because everyone loves her, everyone respects her.” He also said he’s supporting her to “honor Lindsey,” who had been one of his closest allies in Washington.
\n\n“She only knows how to put America first,” Trump told the crowd. “You vote for her, you’re going to be very proud of that vote.”
\n\nGraham, 62, will now face Democrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, in the November general election, and is the heavy favorite in the deep-red state where her brother served in the Senate and House for more than 30 years.
\n\nTo beat Norman, who’s spent nearly a…
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