Ten Republicans vie in South Carolina special primary to fill late Sen. Graham's seat

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s unexpected passing created a vacancy both in his current Senate term and on the November ballot for a full six-year term. Ten Republicans—among them Representatives Russell Fry and Ralph Norman, former Governor Mark Sanford, and businessman Mark Lynch—are competing in a special primary on Tuesday.

Should no candidate achieve a majority, the leading two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on Aug. 25. The primary’s outcome will set the GOP challenger against Democratic nominee Annie Andrews, a pediatrician from Charleston, in the November general election. Voter eligibility is limited to Republicans and unaffiliated voters who did not participate in any party primary on June 9.