Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race
The Democratic and the Republican candidate each blame the other for the bungled recovery effort after storm struck region Two years after North Carolina suffered the worst natural disaster in its history when Hurricane Helene struck the state’s western half, life in the hardest-hit areas appears back to normal. Downtowns are lively, blocked roads have been reopened and rivers are flowing below…
South Carolina Republicans will head to the polls again on Tuesday for the fourth time since June, aiming to decide the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by late Senator Lindsey Graham. Graham, who won his June 9 primary, passed away on July 11, leaving a vacancy not just for his current term but also for the party's candidate in the fall general election.
The remaining candidates for the Republican nomination are Senator Darline Graham, Graham's sister who was appointed to serve out the remainder of her brother's term, and U.S. Representative Ralph Norman, a five-term congressman who previously ran for governor and finished third in the primary. Darline Graham secured first place in the special primary on August 11 but fell slightly short of a majority, accumulating around 33% of the vote compared to Norman's 25%.
U.S. Representative Russell Fry came in third with approximately 20% of the vote. Senator Graham dominated central South Carolina, including the Columbia area and the state's Low Country region, which includes Charleston. She had her highest vote percentages in counties along the Georgia border. Norman did best in the state's Piedmont and Upcountry regions, including Greenville.
Fry performed well in the eight congressional districts in the Pee Dee and Waccamaw regions that he represents. Fry endorsed Graham following his primary loss. She also has significant support from Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott and former President Donald Trump, who was a strong advocate for Graham and attended a campaign rally for her in Myrtle Beach.
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