Sanford Enters Senate Race

Mark Sanford joins the South Carolina Senate race as Trump's preferred path stalls.

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Ex Gov. Mark Sanford joins GOP field for SC Senate seat, despite Trump’s backing of Lindsey Graham’s sister

South Carolina's Own Latin Lover, Mark Sanford, Enters Race for Graham's Senate Seat

Trump endorsement fails to clear GOP field as former governor joins South Carolina Senate race

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Former South Carolina Gov. and Rep. Mark Sanford announced Thursday that he will run in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat left open by the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham. Sanford, a Republican critic of President Donald Trump who challenged him in the 2020 GOP presidential primary, said his campaign will center on the national debt. His entry adds another Republican to a primary that includes Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham’s sister and Trump’s endorsed candidate, and former Rep. Trey Gowdy, who leads in a recent poll.

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