Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman advanced to an Aug. 25 run-off in South Carolina's special Republican primary to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the U.S. Senate, after Graham fell short of avoiding a second round despite President Donald Trump's endorsement. Graham, who was appointed by Gov. Henry McMaster in July to serve the remainder of her brother's term after Lindsey Graham died on July 11, is seeking a full six-year term and became the first woman ever to represent South Carolina in the Senate. Norman, who consistently supports Trump's agenda in Congress, secured the other run-off spot from a 10-candidate field that also included Rep. Russell Fry and former Gov. Mark Sanford. The result raised fresh questions about the limits of Trump's sway in South Carolina after other preferred candidates, including Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the gubernatorial race, were also forced into run-offs or lost. Darline Graham, who had never held elected office before, pointed to her role in passing a newly expanded sanctions bill on Russia and Iran and to her vote to confirm Attorney General Todd Blanche as evidence she had already begun establishing a record in the Senate. The run-off winner will face Democratic nominee Annie Andrews, a doctor who won her party's June primary, in a state where Democrats have not won a Senate seat since Fritz Hollings' re-election in 1998.