Republicans to spend $5 million more on South Carolina Senate race, Axios reports

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Republicans to spend $5 million more on South Carolina Senate race, Axios reports. (2026, October 8). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/republicans-to-spend-5-million-more-south-carolina-senate-race-axios/

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Republicans plan to allocate an additional $5 million toward the South Carolina Senate race, according to Axios's reporting by Marc Caputo. This move targets a race in a state considered one of the most Republican-leaning in the country.

Written by AI on 2026-10-09, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The top Republican super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund, is planning to spend $5 million in the South Carolina Senate race between GOP Sen. Darline Graham and Democratic pediatrician Annie Andrews, according to NBC News and CBS News. This injection of funds reflects growing concerns among Republicans about what they view as a competitive race in a state that Donald Trump won by 18 points in 2024. After her brother, former Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death in July, Darline Graham was appointed to the seat by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and later announced her run for a full six-year term with Trump’s backing. The last Democrat elected to represent South Carolina in the Senate was Fritz Hollings, who served from 1966 until 2005, highlighting the rarity of Democratic success in this traditionally Republican state.

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