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Darline Graham
Photo: Rosa Pineda, United States Senate, Public domain
RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Darline Graham

U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 2026. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

U.S. Senator from South CarolinaBorn 1964Job coach

Official websiteWikipediaCongress.govFEC filings

In office
<1 yr
Since 2026
Bills became law
0
3 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
8.1%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
−4.5
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 3 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
S 5655 A bill to express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate United…
Armed Forces and National Security · Introduced Sep 2026
S 5025 Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
International Affairs · Introduced Jul 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Graham sits in the U.S. Senate

Graham is closer to the center than 85% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianGrahamMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Mitch McConnell, Josh Hawley, Thom Tillis

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Graham’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Career

Offices held, and every time Graham was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026U.S. Senate in South CarolinaLostD+4.5R+18.1−22.6

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$1.9M
Spent
$1.3M
Cash
$634.4K

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

DARLINE FOR SENATE
FEC		Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Graham has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Graham has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Carolina Election Commission (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 16 polls; Graham’s best result was 51% (U.S. Senate in South Carolina).

Graham’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Graham

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET