{"id":12055,"date":"2026-07-21T00:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12055"},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:42:08","slug":"lindsey-grahams-sister-declares-shes-running-to-take-his-senate-seat-full-time-after-trumps-boost-im-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12055","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham\u2019s Sister Declares She\u2019s Running to Take His Senate Seat Full-Time After Trump\u2019s Boost: \u2018I\u2019m In\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5744146\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5744146\" class=\"wp-image-5744146 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/norr-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1416\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5744146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo via Fox News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Darline Graham Nordone\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 the sister of the late Sen. <strong>Lindsey Graham<\/strong> (S-SC) \u2014 announced she is running to replace her brother in the Senate full-time during a Monday interview with Fox News anchor <strong>Sean Hannity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like I can do it. I feel an inner peace about it. Will it be difficult? Yes, absolutely,&#8221; Nordone said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So you&#8217;re inclined to get in? Or have you even made a final decision?&#8221;&#8221; Hannity asked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve made a decision \u2014 I&#8217;m in,&#8221; Nordone said.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News teased Hannity&#8217;s interview with Nordone \u2014 her first since her brother&#8217;s death \u2014 with a clip of her announcement on X. The full interview will air at 9:00 p.m. ET on Fox News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"c0a9fc6946d6558dd910069a4d02dcc5\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I&#039;m in.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Over a week after the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Darline Graham tells <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seanhannity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@seanhannity<\/a> she&#039;s running for the full Senate term to replace her brother in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I have been praying a lot, talking to my family&#8230; I feel like I can do it. I feel an inner\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N12NcgXqT4\">pic.twitter.com\/N12NcgXqT4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2079270238902693913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Her announcement followed President <strong>Donald Trump\u00a0<\/strong>urging Nordone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-endorses-lindsey-grahams-sister-to-run-for-his-seat-for-the-good-of-our-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to run for her brother&#8217;s Senate seat<\/a> in this year&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope Darline does this, in that there would be nobody better to honor the legacy of her beloved brother,&#8221; Trump said last week.<\/p>\n<p>Nordone was sworn in as her brother&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/this-is-what-lindsey-would-have-wanted-grahams-sister-emotionally-accepts-appointment-to-finish-his-term\/#disqus_thread\">replacement<\/a> on July 14, two days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/just-in-lindsey-grahams-preliminary-cause-of-death-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her brother died<\/a> at the age of 71. Graham won South Carolina&#8217;s GOP primary in June and was up for reelection in November, but his death triggered a special Republican primary. The primary will take place on August 11, with candidates having to file their applications to run between Tuesday and July 28.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The filing begins tomorrow&#8230; by that time the funerals won&#8217;t even have taken place,&#8221; Hannity pointed out. &#8220;And then the president&#8217;s putting an ask on you \u2014 we&#8217;ll put it that way \u2014 it&#8217;s a lot of pressure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nordone agreed, saying it was a &#8220;tremendous amount of pressure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But she said she could handle it, thanks to the love of her family and the support of Graham&#8217;s staff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know I&#8217;m a hard worker, I learned that from Lindsey. He cared about the people of this state,&#8221; she said.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve worked for almost 30 years of this state, I feel like I can do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nordone has worked in public administration for the state, most recently serving as the commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Nordone,\u00a0Rep.\u00a0<strong>Ralph Norman<\/strong> (R-SC) announced last weekend on Fox News he was running, and businessman<strong>\u00a0Mark Lynch<\/strong> has entered the race as well. There is <a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2026\/07\/17\/s-c-republicans-eye-senate-seat-as-filing-nears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speculation several others<\/a>\u00a0will join in soon. Those names include Rep.\u00a0<strong>Nancy Grace<\/strong>\u00a0(R-SC), Lt. Gov.\u00a0<strong>Pamela Evette<\/strong>\u00a0(R), and ex-Governor and Rep.\u00a0<strong>Mark Sanford<\/strong>\u00a0(R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>Watch above.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/lindsey-grahams-sister-declares-shes-running-to-take-his-senate-seat-full-time-after-trumps-boost-im-in\/\">Lindsey Graham\u2019s Sister Declares She\u2019s Running to Take His Senate Seat Full-Time After Trump\u2019s Boost: \u2018I\u2019m In\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo via Fox News) Darline Graham Nordone\u00a0\u2014 the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (S-SC) \u2014 announced she is running to replace her brother in the Senate full-time during a Monday interview with Fox News anchor Sean Hannity. &#8220;I feel like I can do it. I feel an inner peace about it. 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