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South Carolina Republicans crowd Senate field as Russell Fry joins race for Graham's seat

7/20/2026

A Republican primary for the South Carolina Senate seat opened by the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has drawn a growing list of candidates.

Russell Fry launched a campaign, becoming the latest South Carolina Republican to enter a field that has already pulled in multiple contenders. No consensus front-runner has emerged.

A field in motion Fry is a South Carolina Republican congressman. His announcement adds to a primary that was already building before he entered.

He is described as the latest in a sequence of entries, meaning the field has grown across multiple announcements without consolidating around a single name. Graham held the seat for years.

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