Darline Graham wins South Carolina Republican Senate primary

Darline Graham has won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina, previously held by her late brother, Lindsey Graham. Her victory follows a campaign bolstered by an endorsement from Donald Trump, which helped her attract conservative voters and Republican Party activists.

During her victory speech, Graham addressed the Democratic nominee, Annie Andrews, specifically criticizing Andrews’ platform of universal healthcare. Graham cited the deaths of her parents—her mother from Hodgkin's lymphoma and her father from a heart attack—to argue against government-run healthcare, noting that her parents worked through illness without taking vacations.

Critics have noted that her anecdote regarding her parents' inability to take sick leave or access medical support inadvertently reinforced the arguments made by proponents of universal healthcare.