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Darline Graham

Darline Graham

Republican · SC U.S. SenatorCandidate 2026

1 year in the U.S. Congress · since 2026

  • role Junior United States senator from South Carolina since July 2026
  • role Appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of her brother, Lindsey Graham
  • achievement First woman to represent South Carolina in the United States Senate
  • background Public administrator by background
  • background Born June 12, 1964

Issue positions (2)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. Senate SC · 2026 General Election

  • $6,766,156 raised
  • $20,079,974 spent
  • $2,309,800 cash on hand
$6.77M
$2.11M
$1.32M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.26M
Unitemized (< $200)$66.98K
Party committees$62.00K
Other committees (PACs)$724.47K
Transfers from other committees$3.80M
Offsets to expenditures$15.37K
Other receipts$844.14K
$20.08M
Operating expenditures$20.02M
Contribution refunds$19.10K
Transfers to other committees$40.00K
Cash on hand$2.31M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Darline Graham campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2010$3,368,436$559,763$2,808,675
2012$2,313,708$709,860$4,412,522
2014$8,061,663$10,079,198$2,394,990
2016$565,694$2,504,563$456,122
2018$3,978,948$1,234,111$3,200,959
2020$107,740,149$98,449,651$12,491,458
2022$10,224,567$8,067,899$14,648,125
2024$4,534,983$3,559,492$15,623,617
2026$6,766,156$20,079,974$2,309,800

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $118,086
  • FISHER INVESTMENTS $13,200
  • THORN RUN PARTNERS $11,600
  • NELSON MULLINS ET AL. $11,300
  • NELSON MULLINS $10,600
  • OPKO HEALTH INC $10,300
  • KIRKLAND & ELLIS $7,000
  • SOUTHERN GLAZERS $6,600
  • SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES $6,600
  • 1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $1,363,016 supporting · $730,098 opposing · 8 outside groups

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Graham, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

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