Escalation: Darline Graham and Ralph Norman Advance to Runoff
Darline Graham led the 10-candidate GOP field with 32.74% of the vote, about 110,000 of nearly 330,000 ballots cast. Ralph Norman was second with 24.65%, roughly 82,500 votes. Russell Fry finished third at 19.62%, and former Gov. Mark Sanford was fourth near 15%.
Graham carried 28 of the state’s 46 counties, including Aiken, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Richland and her home county of Lexington. Norman led in 10, including his home of York, and ran strongest across the Upstate in Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg. Fry topped eight counties across the Pee Dee and the Grand Strand.
Graham told supporters she is “guilty as charged” of not being a politician and said she will spend the next two weeks meeting voters and listening. Norman said, “He chose who he did — and that’s fine. South Carolina is gonna decide the next senator.” He urged backers to “win this thing in a big way.”
A runoff debate is set for Aug. 18 at the Newberry Opera House. Early voting runs Aug. 19 to Aug. 21, and Election Day is Aug. 25.
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