Sen. Lindsey Graham wins South Carolina Republican primary, advances to general election
Sen. Lindsey Graham won Tuesday's South Carolina Republican primary for his U.S. Senate seat, defeating businessman Mark Lynch and four other candidates in a crowded field. The race highlighted divisions within the GOP between Trump-aligned establishment figures and anti-establishment candidates, with Trump endorsing Graham while some in the MAGA movement backed Lynch. Graham will face Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews in November's general election.
Sen. Lindsey Graham secured victory in South Carolina's Republican primary on Tuesday, winning a contested race against businessman Mark Lynch and four other candidates to advance toward his fifth Senate term. The primary battle reflected ongoing tensions within the Republican Party between Graham, a Trump ally who recently helped advance a $70 billion immigration enforcement package, and Lynch, who positioned himself as an "America First" candidate critical of what he called Graham's "neocon" foreign policy positions. Trump endorsed Graham on Truth Social, calling him effective while criticizing Lynch, though Lynch had received backing from Trump's former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent. Graham will now face Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician who won her party's primary, in the November general election.
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