Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat held by Republicans since 1998

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Key context: <p>Andrews ran a campaign on healthcare affordability and beat Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham to win</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/03/midterm-election-results-live-updates">US midterm elections – live updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/03/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races">Track live results from all 50 states</a></p></li></ul><p>Democrat <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/26/south-carolina-democrat-lindsey-graham-senate-seat">Annie Andrews</a>, a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/annie-andrews-south-carolina-senate">pediatrician</a> who campaigned on healthcare affordability, has won the race for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate">US Senate</a> in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/south-carolina">South Carolina</a>, making her the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate for over a quarter century.</p><p>Andrews had faced an uphill battle in what has been seen as a reliably Republican state against Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican powerbroker Lindsey Graham.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/south-carolina-midterms-annie-andrews">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.