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Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat held by Republicans since 1998

The Guardian World Wednesday 04 November 2026, 03:16 UTC By Lois Beckett 1 min read
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Andrews ran a campaign on healthcare affordability and beat Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham to winUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesDemocrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician who campaigned on healthcare affordability, has won the race for US Senate in South Carolina, making her the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate for over a quarter century. Andrews had faced an uphill battle in what has been seen as a reliably Republican state...

Andrews ran a campaign on healthcare affordability and beat Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham to win

Democrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician who campaigned on healthcare affordability, has won the race for US Senate in South Carolina, making her the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate for over a quarter century.

Andrews had faced an uphill battle in what has been seen as a reliably Republican state against Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican powerbroker Lindsey Graham.

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