The Associated Press projected pediatrician Annie Andrews to win South Carolina’s Senate race Tuesday, Nov. 3, a result that, if certified, would mark the state’s first Democratic U.S. Senate election victory since 1998.
AP also reported that Democrats had won control of the House and Senate, a national result addressed in EconoTimes’ earlier coverage of the fight for congressional control. The South Carolina race remains unofficial until the state completes its certification process.
AP reported that a victory would make Andrews the first woman South Carolina voters have elected to the Senate. The state’s election archive records former Sen. Fritz Hollings as the last Democrat to win a Senate race there, in 1998.
Andrews ran against Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed to the seat after her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, died July 11. Gov. Henry McMaster announced Darline Graham’s appointment on July 13.
At a victory party in Charleston, Andrews said, “You have shown the nation what is possible,” AP reported. Graham said after her loss, “It is clear that we as conservatives have work to do.”
The South Carolina Election Commission (SEC), in its 2026 Candidate Toolkit, schedules county canvassers to meet Nov. 6 to review provisional ballots. Statewide certification is scheduled for Nov. 11.
