South Carolina special primary, August 11, 2026

U.S. Senate

Republican special primary

CALLED, GRAHAM

Projected winner

32.7%Darline Graham+8.1 over Norman

Votes counted

335,910of about 335,910 expected

Share of expected vote in

100.0%2,315 of 2,315 precincts have reported

Race called

>99%the feed has called it

The field

10 on the ballot, ordered by vote.

Darline GrahamINCUMBENT32.7%109,881 votes

Ralph Norman24.6%82,628 votes

Russell Fry19.7%66,011 votes

Mark Sanford14.9%50,136 votes

Mark Lynch5.9%19,918 votes

Danny Ford0.8%2,847 votes

Duke Buckner0.5%1,583 votes

Glenda Parker0.3%1,141 votes

Samuel Shepherd0.3%955 votes

Mark McBride0.2%810 votes

How the vote was cast

Of the 335,910 votes counted so far, 15,930 come with the ballot type published. Mail ballots are usually counted first and election-day ballots last, so a lead built on one can move as the others land. Each bar below is that way of voting on its own: who won it, and by how much.

Ballots counted so far, by type

Mail and absentee0.3%55 votesEarly in person25.3%4,025 votesElection day74.4%11,847 votesProvisional0.0%3 votes

Mail and absentee55 votes, 0% of the count

Sanford23.6%13Graham20.0%11Fry20.0%11Parker12.7%7Ford10.9%6Norman5.5%3

Early in person4,025 votes, 25% of the count

Fry34.2%1,378Graham30.1%1,212Sanford19.9%801Norman11.4%459Lynch2.8%114Buckner0.7%27

Fry won early in person ballots by 4.1 points over Graham, though Graham leads the race overall.

Election day11,847 votes, 74% of the count

Fry36.0%4,267Graham32.5%3,846Sanford16.7%1,976Norman9.4%1,115Lynch3.5%418Buckner0.9%104

Fry won election day ballots by 3.6 points over Graham, though Graham leads the race overall.

Provisional3 votes, 0% of the count

Fry100.0%3

Registered voters across the counties in this race: 3,689,769 in total, which this state does not break down by party. Registration is the whole electorate, not the primary electorate, so it sets the scale rather than predicting the result.

What is left to count

46 of 46 counties finished, 46 reporting anything.

Every county with an estimate has counted its expected vote.

Where the vote is coming from

Shaded for whoever leads each county, deeper where the margin is wider. Click one to pin it below.

GrahamNormanFrySanfordLynchFord

Every county

46 counties in this race. Every county has reported something. Click any of them to break it down above.

Returns from Decision Desk HQ. Percentages are shares of this contest. Where a county reports no precinct count, progress is its vote against the expected total instead. Lead confidence reflects how much of the vote is still out, not a poll. Unofficial until certified.