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

Democrat Annie Andrews, a former pediatrician, defeated Republican Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina, the second Senate flip of the night for Democrats, according to calls by CBS News, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ. Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, was appointed by Gov. Henry McMaster at Trump's urging and endorsed by the president, but ran roughly 10 points behind Republican gubernatorial candidate Alan Wilson as ticket-splitting voters backed both Wilson and Andrews. Trump rallied for Graham in Pendleton on Oct. 21 and Rock Hill a week later, and Senate Republicans' main super PAC and the AI-industry-linked American Mission super PAC spent about $2.7 million on her behalf. The result underscores the durability of split-ticket voting in a deep-red state and the limits of Trump's endorsement down-ballot. Watch whether Wilson's narrow lead in the governor's race holds as remaining votes are counted.