An Al Jazeera news article reports that Democrat Annie Andrews has won South Carolina's US Senate seat, which the Associated Press calls the state's first Democratic Senate win since 1998, a major upset in a Republican stronghold. The seat opened when Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly in July 2026; his sister Darline Graham, appointed to finish his term and backed by President Donald Trump, lost despite Andrews outraising her by more than $22 million in grassroots donations. Andrews, who campaigned on lowering costs, affordable healthcare, reproductive rights, and opposing endless wars, told supporters "I think we just made some history," and advisor Lela Ali said the victory gives people across the South a renewed sense of possibility.