In Democrats’ second Senate flip of the night, South Carolina rejects the senator Trump hand-picked

South Carolina voters look like they’re choosing a Republican governor and a Democratic senator on Tuesday night. Only one of them was just called, and that’s the one that beat out President Donald Trump’s pick.

Democrat Annie Andrews, a now-former pediatrician, defeated Sen. Darline Graham, as called by CBS News, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ. She is the first Democrat to win a Senate race in South Carolina since Fritz Hollings in 1998, in a state Trump carried by 18 points in 2024.

On the same ballot, Republican Alan Wilson held a narrow lead in the governor’s race into Tuesday evening, but the race was not yet called at time of publication. Graham ran roughly 10 points behind him on the margin. Ticket-splitting has been rare elsewhere tonight, but in South Carolina, enough Republicans backed Wilson for governor and Andrews for Senate to cost Graham the seat.

Democrats’ first Senate flip of the night came in North Carolina, where former Gov. Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley for the seat held by retiring........

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