Russell Fry announces campaign for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat

Darline Graham, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, says she will run for a full Senate term in South Carolina. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more.

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-S.C.) confirmed on Monday that she's jumping into the GOP race for her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat. Why it matters: President Trump endorsed Nordone last week, giving her a boost ahead of the filing period for the seat, which opens Tuesday. What they're saying: "I'm in," Nordone said when asked in a Fox News interview clip posted on X Monday. "It is a tremendous amount of pressure," she said, referring to both her decision to run and Trump's endorseme

Her decision comes after an unsuccessful run for governor earlier this year, and after President Donald Trump backed Sen. Darline Graham for a full term.

The entrance of Darline Graham into the Republican scramble to select a new Senate nominee further complicates an already rushed process following Lindsey Graham's death earlier this month.

South Carolina Republican Rep. Russell Fry announced Monday that he is running for the Senate seat left vacant with the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Rep. Russell Fry became the latest South Carolina Republican to launch a campaign to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

South Carolina Republican Rep. Russell Fry on Monday announced he will run to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “Last week, we all lost a legendary leader, and I lost a good friend,” Fry said in a campaign statement. “This week, we are faced with what comes next. I…

Trump endorsed Darline Graham for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat, but Ralph Norman and Russell Fry are jumping into the GOP primary race anyway.

South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry is the latest Republican congressman running to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, setting up a potential battle with President Donald Trump’s pick – the longtime senator’s sister, Darline Graham. Fry entered the race Monday, two days after his colleague Rep. Ralph Norman kicked off his campaign. With filing for […]

Late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, announced that she intends to run for a full-term in the Senate.

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, confirmed she will run in the upcoming special primary in South Carolina to replace her brother on the ballot. President Donald Trump, in a recent Truth Social post, encouraged Graham Nordone, who was sworn in last week, to run in the upcoming […]