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Lindsey Graham South Carolina

Newly appointed U.S. interim Senator, Darline Graham Nordone, with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, and Sen. Time Scott (R-SC), left, speaks to members of the press after being appointed of to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, at the statehouse Monday, July 13, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. Sean Rayford/AP Photo

By Brett Bachman

July 13, 2026 04:47 p.m.

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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has selected the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve as his interim replacement for the rest of his term. She will become the first female senator to represent the state.

Nordone is widely seen as a placeholder pick, meaning the November ballot is still anyone’s ball game — unless your name is Nancy Mace, one top official with Donald Trump’s political operation told Axios.