RepublicanNot in office · last served 2026Last on a ballot: Nov 2020

Lindsey Graham

Last held office: U.S. Senate, South Carolina (2003–2026). Ran in 9 elections between 1992 and 2020, winning 9.

Last office: U.S. Senate, South CarolinaBorn 1955

Bills became law: 1; 35 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 6.7%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.3; Won 2020
Elections: 9; 1992–2020
Won: 9; generals, primaries and specials

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

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.

1992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 U.S. House, SC-3 U.S. Senate, South CarolinaOut of office

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

Every race Graham has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Graham won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised	Baseline
2020	U.S. Senate, South Carolina	General	Won	Jaime Harrison (D), Bill Bledsoe (CST)	54.4%	R+10.3	$107.7M	R+11.9
2014	U.S. Senate, South Carolina	General	Won	Brad Hutto (D), Thomas Ravenel (I), Victor Kocher (L)	54.3%	R+15.5	$8.1M	R+10.6
2008	U.S. Senate, South Carolina	General	Won	Bob Conley (D)	57.5%	R+15.3	$4.6M	R+9.1
2002	U.S. Senate, South Carolina	General	Won	Alex Sanders (D), Ted Adams (CST), Victor Kocher (L)	54.4%	R+10.2	$8.4M	R+16.3
2000	U.S. House, SC-3	General	Won	George L. Brightharp (D), Adrian Banks (L), Leroy J. Klein (NLP)	67.8%	R+37.5	$1.3M	—
1998	U.S. House, SC-3	General	Won	Unopposed	99.7%	—	$462.9K	—
1996	U.S. House, SC-3	General	Won	Debbie Dorn (D), Lindal Pennington (NLP)	60.3%	R+21.6	$683.2K	—
1994	U.S. House, SC-3	General	Won	James E. Bryan Jr. (D)	60.1%	R+20.1	$573.2K	—
1992	South Carolina House of Representatives, District 2	General	Won	Lowell W. Ross (D)	60.5%	R+20.9	—	—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Record in office, 1992 to 2026

Archived · U.S. Senate

At a glance

Bills sponsored: 35
Became law: 1
Votes with the chamber's Republicans: 99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills: 17%

Source: Congress.gov bills; 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorshipsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Where Graham sat in the 119th Congress U.S. Senate

Graham is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Shelley Moore Capito, Mike Rounds, Roger F. Wicker

Bills that became law

S 2 · Secure America Act

Source: 99chambers roll-call scaling; Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Graham’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Graham	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 52–47
Apr 16, 2026	HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 50–49
Feb 12, 2026	HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 49–47
Jan 30, 2026	HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 71–29
Dec 4, 2025	HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 49–45