Democrat Annie Andrews defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Darline Graham on Election Night late Tuesday.
When NBC News called the race at around 9:59 p.m., Andrews led Graham 51 percent to 46.8 percent with percent of the vote counted. (RELATED: Conservative-Leaning Forecaster Shifts Darline Graham's Senate Bid To Toss Up)
Andrews' victory over the sister of the late Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham came as polls showed the race tightening ahead of Election Day.
A New York Times/Siena poll released Wednesday found Graham and Democratic Senate nominee Annie Andrews tied at 48 percent, following other polls that also showed the candidates running neck and neck.
Fox News' election forecaster updated its prediction of the race, noting that it is widely considered "uncomfortably close."
Andrews, a pediatrician by trade, previously ran as the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in 2022, challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Nancy Mace.
Andrews lost that race, receiving approximately 42.5 percent of the vote to Mace's 56.5 percent, a margin of roughly 14 percentage points, according to an ABC News 4 report.
Andrews ran unopposed in the Democratic primary that year. (RELATED: Will South Carolina Enter A Post-Graham Era?)
In June 2026, Andrews secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating Brandon Brown and Kyle Freeman in the June 9 Democratic primary, according to an Associated Press report.
Andrews received 61.5 percent of the vote, compared to Brown's 30.2 percent and Freeman's 8.3 percent.
Andrews centered her campaign on lowering healthcare costs, protecting access to care, and addressing affordability issues facing working families, including rising grocery, gas, housing, and childcare costs.
Drawing on her experience as a pediatrician and mother of three, she also emphasized reproductive freedom, gun violence prevention, government accountability, and a more pragmatic, centrist approach to governing. (RELATED: Shady Dark Money Org Sends Mailers With False Pro-Life Claims To Trick GOP Voters, Group Says)
She frequently criticized Graham over her support for Republican-backed Medicaid cuts, her votes against efforts to end U.S. involvement in the Iran war, and her backing of expanded data center development, which Andrews argued could drive up utility costs for South Carolina families.
Andrews also questioned Graham's qualifications for the Senate, pointing to her appointment following her brother Lindsey Graham's death, and accused her of being too closely aligned with Washington insiders and special interests, including insurance and artificial intelligence companies.
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