{"id":5258,"date":"2026-07-13T18:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5258"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:58:18","slug":"lindsey-grahams-death-prompts-process-to-fill-his-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5258","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham&#8217;s death prompts process to fill his Senate seat"},"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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/sen-lindsey-graham-south-carolina-dies-71\/story?id=134688641\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">died Saturday<\/a> at age 71, was up for reelection this year and won the state&#8217;s Republican primary last month with almost 60% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Graham&#8217;s unexpected passing sets in motion processes that will ensure someone completes the remainder of Graham&#8217;s current Senate term, which expires in January, and also elect someone to take his place on November&#8217;s general election ballot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/f2534ef0-70a0-4e29-ae8f-48ca7ea96c4f\/Lindsey-Graham-13-ap-gmh-260712_1783865069862_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/f2534ef0-70a0-4e29-ae8f-48ca7ea96c4f\/Lindsey-Graham-13-ap-gmh-260712_1783865069862_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/f2534ef0-70a0-4e29-ae8f-48ca7ea96c4f\/Lindsey-Graham-13-ap-gmh-260712_1783865069862_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/f2534ef0-70a0-4e29-ae8f-48ca7ea96c4f\/Lindsey-Graham-13-ap-gmh-260712_1783865069862_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/f2534ef0-70a0-4e29-ae8f-48ca7ea96c4f\/Lindsey-Graham-13-ap-gmh-260712_1783865069862_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">The new Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham takes his seat at the start of the confirmation hearing for William Barr to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 15, 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">J. Scott Applewhite\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Per <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t07c019.php\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">state law<\/a>, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will first appoint Graham&#8217;s temporary replacement, after which he will set the date of a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t07c011.php\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">special primary election<\/a> to elect a candidate to stand in Graham&#8217;s place in the November election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There is no statutory timeline for when the governor is required to make the appointment but he must by law announce the special election within five days after the appointment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ABC News has reached out to the South Carolina Election Commission, which oversees elections in the Palmetto State, about the timeline for the special election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">While it&#8217;s not yet known who might toss their hat into the ring for the special election, Rep. Nancy Mace is considering it, a source close to Mace confirmed to ABC News. Mace is a staunch ally of President Donald Trump who vacated her House seat to make an <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/south-carolina-2026-live-primary-election-results\/story?id=133558198\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">unsuccessful bid<\/a> for South Carolina governor this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Whoever wins the special primary will face Democratic nominee for Senate Annie Andrews in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Carolina Sen. 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