McMaster appoints Darline Graham Nordone to fill Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat through January as GOP succession contest begins
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of Sen. Lindsey Graham, to serve the remainder of the late senator’s term through January, setting up a special Senate GOP primary to determine the next occupant of the seat. Republicans are expected to compete for the nomination as the state’s next federal-cycle politics begin to take shape.