Senator Darline Graham narrowly leads Democratic nominee Dr. Annie Andrews in South Carolina poll
A New York Times/Siena poll found South Carolina’s Senate race effectively tied: Republican incumbent Darline Graham leads Democratic nominee Dr. Annie Andrews by less than one percentage point. The poll surveyed 707 South Carolina voters and had a 4.3-percentage-point margin of error. Graham was appointed to finish the term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, who died in July.
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The Times/Siena survey put Republican incumbent Senator Darline Graham narrowly ahead of Democratic nominee Dr. Annie Andrews, with the candidates separated by less than a percentage point. The close contest puts the usually reliably Republican state into play as Democrats seek control of the Senate.
Graham was appointed to serve the remainder of her brother Lindsey Graham’s term following his death in July and is running for a full term with Trump’s encouragement, the Times reported. South Carolina has not elected a Democrat to the Senate this century.
The poll surveyed 707 South Carolina voters from Oct. 19 through 26 and had a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points. Don Levy, executive director of the Siena Research Institute, described the contest as a toss-up.
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Reporting
- The Hill — Darline Graham, Annie Andrews deadlocked in South Carolina Senate race: Poll
- The New York Times — The Senate Race in Heavily Republican South Carolina is a Tossup, Poll Finds - The New York Times
- siena.edu — NYTimes/Siena Poll of Likely Voters – Florida, Minnesota, and South Carolina – Siena Research Institute
Verifier’s note
The Hill and The New York Times report the Times/Siena finding that Darline Graham’s South Carolina race is effectively tied, and Siena Research Institute’s release confirms it while also covering Florida and Minnesota. USA TODAY describes a different poll, while the Count on 2 excerpt does not identify the Times/Siena poll.