South Carolina primary election results 2026: U. S. Senate and statewide races

Sen. Lindsey Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Primary Race

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) defeated his Republican opponent Mark Lynch in South Carolina's Republican U. S. Senate primary race on Tuesday night.

Lindsey Graham Takes GOP Primary in SC

A Democrat has not represented the state in the Senate since 2005.

South Carolina primary election results 2026: U. S. Senate and statewide races

Multiple candidates were running for the US Senate, as well as contests such as attorney general, secretary of state, and education superintendent

Key takeaways from primaries in Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota

Platner’s big night, Clyburn carries on and Trump’s support gets mixed results

Rep. Nancy Mace fails to advance in GOP primary for South Carolina governor

Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson are heading to a runoff on June 23 in South Carolina's Republican primary for governor.

South Carolina Primary-Election Results

The lieutenant governor, Pamela Evette, and State Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff in the Republican gubernatorial primary; Representative Nancy Mace’s campaign for governo...

4 key takeaways from South Carolina and Maine primary contests

Here are four key takeaways from primary night in the pine tree and palmetto states.

Democrats rally round Platner in Maine as Trump reaffirms grip on GOP after primaries

Outcome of polls in four states offers mixed signals about direction of two major parties before November’s midterms Progressives rallied round the controversial Graham Platner after his pr...

Trump ally Lindsey Graham survives challenge from GOP's anti-establishment wing

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S. C., squeaked out a win Tuesday night in a crowded primary race for the Republican nomination in the Palmetto State. Though there were six candidates, the contest t...

Top takeaways from the primary elections in Maine and South Carolina: 'Movement about us'

Graham Platner cruises to Maine Democratic Senate nomination despite mounting controversies, setting up a key midterm battle against Sen. Susan Collins.

Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Maine and South Carolina

Graham Platner won the Democratic primary for Senate in Maine and quickly turned his populist message against Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.

James Carville blames Graham Platner's scandals on GOP opponent's past

As people debate whether Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is fit for office, political strategist James Carville threw all of the embattled Democratic nominee's baggage on the lap of h...

Graham Platner wins Maine primary as past scandals loom over Senate race

Oyster farmer, firearms instructor and veteran, Graham Platner, was declared the winner of Maine’s Democratic Senate primary by The Associated Press shortly after polls closed on Tuesday ni...

Sen. Graham Cruises to GOP Primary Win in South Carolina

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's strongest allies in Congress, easily won South Carolina's Republican primary Tuesday night as he seeks a fifth term.

Primary Election Night in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota

Tonight is another primary election in a batch of states including, Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota. One surprise I just noticed is the horrible fibber and gaslighter Nancy M...

Platner wins Democratic Senate primary in Maine, will face Collins

Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic primary for U. S. Senate on Tuesday, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Graham Platner wins Democrats' nomination in key Maine Senate race

Graham Platner, a scandal-plagued Marine combat veteran, won Maine's Democratic Senate primary Tuesday in a race that's seen as the party's best Senate pickup opportunity in November. Why i...

Graham Platner Wins Maine Senate Primary. Now Comes the Hard Part

"I’m humbled and proud to officially be your Democratic nominee for the U. S. Senate to take on Susan Collins and the billionaire class she represents," Platner said in a statement

Sen. Graham becomes latest Trump-backed candidate to win GOP primary election

Trump-backed incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham has defeated four challengers to win the Republican nomination as he seeks his fifth term in the United States Senate.

South Carolina GOP Governor Race Goes to Runoff, While Sen. Lindsey Graham Wins Handily

Nancy Mace loses GOP primary for South Carolina governor

The representative, who has a history of bucking and then cozying up to the president, failed to make the runoff Tuesday.

Trump-backed Pamela Evette advances to GOP primary runoff against Alan Wilson in South Carolina governor’s race

NBC News projects that the state’s lieutenant governor and attorney general will face off June 23 after no candidate won more than 50% of the vote.