Sen. Lindsey Graham's death has sparked a political scramble in South Carolina

The South Carolina senator’s office said the 71-year-old died after a “brief and sudden illness.”

The South Carolina senator’s office said the 71-year-old died after a “brief and sudden illness.”

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday after a brief and unexpected illness, his office said in statement posted on social media.

Lindsey Graham, a politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he had held since 2003, has died.

Graham, a prominent Republican senator from South Carolina, was 71.

Lindsey Graham, a prominent Republican senator, has died at the age of 71 from a brief illness.

The 71-year-old defence hawk was a prominent Republican senator from South Carolina.

The South Carolina politician was a vocal critic of President Donald Trump before becoming one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill.

The South Carolina Republican was running for reelection to his fifth term in the Senate, having begun his tenure in 2003.

In the year and a half before he died, the South Carolina Republican led a Senate committee that was largely responsible for Trump's biggest wins.

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Many colleagues reacted to the news of the South Carolina Republican's death, calling him a friend and American patriot.

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at age 71 has created an unexpected Senate vacancy but will not immediately change the balance of power in the upper chamber.…

President Donald Trump told NBC News that he has someone in mind that he’d like to see replace the late South Carolina senator but declined to name them.

The sudden death of four-term Sen. Lindsey Graham this weekend has injected even more uncertainty into a turbulent campaign season. At the time of his death, the South Carolina…

South Carolina Republican Governor Henry McMaster can name a replacement for the remainder of Graham’s term.

Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.

A special election will be held in the coming months, according to state law.

The longtime South Carolina Republican chaired the Senate Budget Committee and led a key appropriations panel.