Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat, thwarting GOP's pick to succeed late Lindsey Graham

Democrat Annie Andrews pulled off one of the night's biggest surprises, defeating Sen. Darline Graham and becoming the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from South Carolina in nearly three decades.

Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat, thwarting GOP's pick to succeed late Lindsey Graham

TL;DR

  • Democrat Annie Andrews won a U.S. Senate seat.
  • Andrews defeated incumbent Sen. Darline Graham.
  • This is the first Democratic U.S. Senate victory in South Carolina in nearly 30 years.