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Trump asks Lindsey Graham’s sister to run for Senate

The Hill

PoliticsThe Hill·Jul 17, 2026·2 min read

Trump asks Lindsey Graham’s sister to run for Senate

President Trump on Friday said he met in the Oval Office with newly appointed Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-S.C.), the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and asked her to run in the special Republican primary for a full term in the Senate seat.

“We have known each other for a long time — She is a spectacular person, and a true American Patriot. Lindsey was one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, and his sister shares his deep love of our Country, and the State of South Carolina,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

“During her visit, I asked Darline, for the Good of our Nation, to run for the U.S. Senate in the Special Republican Primary on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. I hope Darline does this, in that there would be nobody better to honor the legacy of her beloved brother, Lindsey.”

Graham, 71, died from a “brief and sudden illness” last weekend, according to the longtime senator’s office, shortly after a trip abroad.

Graham Nordone was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) to temporarily fill the remainder of the late senator’s term, marking the first time a sibling has been sworn in to replace a senator who died in office.

But Graham was running for a fifth term in the Senate this fall — easily notching renomination in the initial June primary — and his death also sets in motion a special primary for South Carolina Republicans to pick a new nominee for November’s general election.

Graham Nordone has not formally announced plans to run for a full term, which would stretch until 2033.

A slew of top names in the state were jockeying to succeed the defense hawk and top Trump ally in the upper chamber as McMaster weighed potential appointments, and more could jump into the August special election as Republicans fight to hold onto their slim Senate majority in the midterms. But Trump’s support for Graham Nordone in the red state could be field-clearing.