Mark Sanford announces run for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat
Former Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) has thrown his hat in the ring for South Carolina‘s special Republican primary election to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the U.S. Senate. Sanford joins a list of about half a dozen candidates, including Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), Graham’s si...
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Mark Sanford announces run for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat
Former Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) has thrown his hat in the ring for South Carolina‘s special Republican primary election to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the U.S. Senate. Sa...
