Who is Dr. Annie Andrews? Senate candidate is in the spotlight after Lindsey Graham's death

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Who is Dr. Annie Andrews? Senate candidate is in the spotlight after Lindsey Graham’s death
The pediatrician and Democratic nominee is drawing national attention after Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death reshaped South Carolina's U.S. Senate race.

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with Gov. Henry McMaster's announcement that Darline Graham Nordone will finish the late Lindsey Graham's Senate term.

Barbara Rodriguez
Health Reporter

(The 19th) Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, is getting national attention following the death of her Republican opponent, Sen. Lindsey Graham, over the weekend.

The Democrat, who handily won her primary in June, was expected to face off Graham in the November 3 midterm election. His sudden death at age 71 will scramble the race as South Carolina Republicans seek to replace their nominee.

Andrews, a pediatrician, has touted her medical background in treating children as the right kind of experience for elected office. In an ad launching her campaign last year, Andrews featured an X-ray of a child with measles pneumonia and noted the condition could be prevented by vaccines — a policy issue that gained relevance on the campaign trail after a measles outbreak was reported in South Carolina toward the end of the year.

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Andrews was particularly critical of Graham’s limited remarks on the measles outbreak. She also highlighted their differences on healthcare, budget spending and foreign policy. She often speaks about affordability through the lens of parenthood — she co-parents three school-aged children with an ex-spouse. Among her priorities are expanding affordable childcare and restoring federally protected abortion access. ..........................(more)

https://19thnews.org/2026/07/annie-andrews-south-carolina-senate/

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1. marmar.....

Thanks for posting.

I've been keeping an eye on her since I heard about her campaign. I've had hopes she had a chance against Graham. She'll need to be really careful about how she runs things moving forward.

She appears to be a good person.