{"id":44648,"date":"2026-08-14T15:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44648"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:56:46","slug":"ralph-norman-scores-mark-lynch-endorsement-in-race-against-darline-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44648","title":{"rendered":"Ralph Norman scores Mark Lynch endorsement in race against Darline Graham"},"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>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Mark Lynch has endorsed Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., the runner-up in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5899065\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Carolina<\/a>&#8216;s special Republican U.S. Senate primary, who will face first-place finisher Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., in a head-to-head runoff.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Graham finished first in the Aug. 11 primary, with Norman advancing in second place. The runoff is scheduled for Aug. 25.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Lynch \u2014 who finished second in the South Carolina Republican <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5899066\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Senate<\/a> primary that Sen. Lindsey Graham won in June \u2014 placed fifth in the special Republican U.S. Senate primary contest.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I&#8217;m honored to receive Mark Lynch&#8217;s support and endorsement in my race for U.S. Senate!&#8221; Norman declared in a Wednesday <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5899067\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RalphNorman\/status\/2087592466254041560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5899068\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/south-carolina-gop-senate-showdown-heads-runoff-race-succeed-lindsey-graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SOUTH CAROLINA GOP SENATE SHOWDOWN HEADS TO RUNOFF IN RACE TO SUCCEED LINDSEY GRAHAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/ralph-norman-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/ralph-norman-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/ralph-norman-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/ralph-norman-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/ralph-norman-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/ralph-norman-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/ralph-norman-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/ralph-norman-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/ralph-norman-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rep. Ralph Norman\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Ralph Norman, a Republican from South Carolina and US Senate candidate, speaks during a special primary election night watch party in Rock Hill, S.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Sam Wolfe\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The post also included a statement, apparently from Lynch, stating, &#8220;I am proud to endorse Ralph Norman for the United States Senate. Our country needs someone who will put America First, and the people of South Carolina have shown they are ready for a businessman and someone with a proven conservative record who will be their voice in Washington, D.C.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Last month, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5899069\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/lindsey-graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lindsey Graham<\/a>, to serve the remainder of her brother&#8217;s Senate term \u2014 and President Donald Trump is backing her for election.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5899070\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/darline-graham-details-forge-own-path-senate-carrying-brother-lindsey-legacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DARLINE GRAHAM DETAILS HOW SHE&#8217;D FORGE OWN PATH IN SENATE WHILE CARRYING ON BROTHER LINDSEY&#8217;S LEGACY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/mark-lynch-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/mark-lynch-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/mark-lynch-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/mark-lynch-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/mark-lynch-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/mark-lynch-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/mark-lynch-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/mark-lynch-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/mark-lynch-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mark Lynch\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Businessman Mark Lynch speaks at a Senate candidate stump event to ahead of a special GOP primary to select a replacement for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Lexington, S.C.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Meg Kinnard)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., backed Graham after she placed first in the special GOP U.S. Senate primary this week.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;If I were going to endorse in the South Carolina GOP Senate primary, I wanted to do so with confidence. After watching Darline Graham in the Senate and on the campaign trail, I\u2019m confident she\u2019s the real deal. Her first-place finish last night was remarkable, but not surprising. She is a conservative stalwart, a hard worker, and represents our beloved state with class, humility, and dignity,&#8221; Scott wrote in a Wednesday <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5899071\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/votetimscott\/status\/2087540626136891416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5899072\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rep-ralph-norman-enters-south-carolina-senate-race-despite-trumps-endorsement-tim-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>REP RALPH NORMAN ENTERS SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE RACE DESPITE TRUMP&#8217;S ENDORSEMENT OF DARLINE GRAHAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/darline-graham-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/darline-graham-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/darline-graham-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/darline-graham-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/darline-graham-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/darline-graham-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/darline-graham-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/darline-graham-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/darline-graham-august-11-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Darline Graham\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. Darline Graham Nordone, R-S.C., departs after casting her ballot at a polling location inside Lake Murray Baptist Church during a special primary election in Lexington, S.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Sam Wolfe\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I know she is making her brother proud, but Darline has already proven to be her own person: focused on pocketbook issues, defending our South Carolina values, and delivering for the people she represents. Her priorities are our priorities. I voted for Darline in yesterday\u2019s primary, and I\u2019ll vote for her again in the runoff. 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