Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) won the Republican nomination to represent South Carolina for another term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.Graham led his primary challenger, businessman Mark Lynch, 58.4% to 27.6% when the Associated Press called the race with 60% of the vote counted.First elected in 2002, Graham is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Graham is also a strong ally of President Donald Trump, who endorsed him for re-election early this cycle. “President Trump’s endorsement means the world to me. I am humbled by his faith in me as a Senator and as a friend,” Graham said in a post on X.
The contest was not without controversy, however. Graham was targeted by former allies of Trump’s MAGA movement for his hawkish foreign policy and championing of the Iran war.
“Lindsey Graham is one of the people responsible for getting us into this war,” Megyn Kelly said on her podcast earlier this year. “
In March, Graham told voters to “send their sons and daughters to the Mideast.” He has also framed rising costs for consumers as a result of the Iran war as “consequential,” but necessary to stop Tehran from having a nuclear weapon.
UNDECIDED VOTERS COULD PUSH GRAHAM TO HIS FIRST RUNOFF
