{"id":97443,"date":"2026-07-18T11:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/south-carolina-rep-ralph-norman-announces-senate-bid-after-lindsey-grahams-death\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T11:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:15:53","slug":"south-carolina-rep-ralph-norman-announces-senate-bid-after-lindsey-grahams-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/south-carolina-rep-ralph-norman-announces-senate-bid-after-lindsey-grahams-death\/","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman Announces Senate Bid After Lindsey Graham’s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Republican congressman from South Carolina has announced his intention to seek the U.S. Senate seat that became vacant following the death of longtime Senator Lindsey Graham.<\/p>

Representative Ralph Norman made the announcement Saturday on Fox News, saying he plans to enter the race for the open Senate seat in his state.<\/p>

Following Graham’s passing, his sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was sworn in on Tuesday to temporarily hold the newly vacated Senate position.<\/p>

President Donald Trump stated Friday that he had personally asked Darline Graham to pursue the seat on a permanent basis, with a special Republican primary set for August 11 in South Carolina.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Republican U.S. Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina announced Saturday that he intends to run for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of longtime Senator Lindsey Graham. Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was sworn in Tuesday to temporarily fill the seat. President Donald Trump has asked her to seek the permanent position in a special Republican primary scheduled for August 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":97442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784387753020.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-plF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":97109,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/darline-graham-considers-full-senate-run-as-brothers-funeral-plans-announced\/","url_meta":{"origin":97443,"position":0},"title":"Darline Graham Considers Full Senate Run as Brother’s Funeral Plans Announced","author":"Admin","date":"July 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Newly appointed South Carolina Sen. 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