GOP Super PAC Pours $5 Million into Darline Graham's South Carolina Senate Race, Sources Say

Updated on: October 6, 2026 / 11:52 PM EDT / CBS News

GOP Super PAC Pours $5 Million into Darline Graham's South Carolina Senate Race, Sources Say

TL;DR

  • A Republican Super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund, is investing $5 million to support Darline Graham in the South Carolina Senate race.
  • This investment highlights Republican concerns about the race, despite South Carolina being a solid Republican state.
  • President Trump is escalating attacks against Graham's opponent, Democrat Annie Andrews, using an anti-transgender slur.
  • Darline Graham was appointed to the Senate seat after the death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.
  • Former SC Governor David Beasley criticized Trump's comments as a "disgrace" and "abhorrent."