Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat in major upset
Briefing by News4U · First published
Democrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, defeated Republican Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, according to an Associated Press race call reported by NPR, with The Guardian also reporting the result. Andrews becomes the first woman elected to the Senate from South Carolina and the first Democrat elected to the state’s Senate seat since 1998. Graham had been appointed after her brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham, died in July. Andrews centered her campaign on healthcare affordability, while Graham’s limited national-security experience and close alignment with President Trump weighed on a difficult midterm landscape for Republicans. [1] [2]