Darline Graham enters Aug. 11 GOP primary for South Carolina Senate seat
What's next: Filing opens Tuesday in a fast special election shaped by Donald Trump's backing and a crowded Republican field.
Darline Graham, appointed last week to fill the final months of her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate term, said Monday she will seek a full term in South Carolina's special election. Her move puts her into the Aug. 11 Republican primary just as the filing period begins Tuesday. President Donald Trump had urged her to run and gave her an endorsement last week. The race is already drawing other Republicans, including Reps. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman, while Rep. Nancy Mace said she would not enter. Darline Graham, 62, has worked in disability services, most recently as commissioner of a South Carolina agency for blind residents, and has not previously held elected office.