Sen. Lindsey Graham defeated a Republican primary challenge from businessman Mark Lynch in South Carolina on Tuesday, avoiding a runoff that would have been triggered if no candidate cleared a majority threshold.
Sen. Lindsey Graham won South Carolina’s Republican U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday as he seeks another term in November, defeating businessman Mark Lynch and several other challengers. (apnews.com) Graham faced a well-funded challenge from Lynch, who campaigned to Graham’s right and criticized the incumbent over past support for immigration measures and a more interventionist foreign policy. (newser.com) The contest unfolded as South Carolina’s election rules require a candidate to win a majority of the vote to avoid a runoff; otherwise, the top two finishers advance to a second round later in June. (wistv.com) President Donald Trump had endorsed Graham ahead of the primary. (apnews.com) Details about campaign spending totals, specific advertising figures, Lynch’s self-funding amount, and the endorsements cited for Lynch could not be independently confirmed from additional accessible, high-reliability sources beyond secondary summaries referencing Politico.
