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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WJZY) — New, exclusive polling out from Queen City News and Emerson College shows there is no clear favorite to fill the Senate seat left vacant following the passing of Lindsey Graham. Voters only have a few weeks to make up their minds on who they want.
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South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman told Fox Business this week that he was not ready to declare but is interested in running for the seat once held by Graham. Norman is fresh off a run for governor back in June.
“The reason I’m interested, the Senate is standing in the way of passing President Trump’s agenda. They just are,” said Graham.
In that Queen City News/Emerson poll, Norman had the most support among respondents, 16.4%. Business owner Mark Lynch came in at 12.5%, with Congresswoman Nancy Mace and Lt Governor Pamela Evette hovering around 10%.
“One of the common things you see there is somebody who has already raised campaign money, somebody who has statewide name recognition. Somebody who has a campaign team that is still together and ready to go,” said Dr. Scott Hoffman with Winthrop University.
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The most popular answer from respondents was undecided, coming in at 17.9%.
“There’s all these names being bandied about. However, it will start winnowing down with official declarations; we’ll know who is serious on July 21st, and we’ll know the full roster of who’s going to be jumping in on the 28th,” added Hoffman.
And while Graham’s sister Darline has been appointed to serve out the remainder of Lindsey’s term that ends in January, she has not said if she will run in the primary.
You can see an extended interview with Huffmon on this week’s edition of On The Record. Huffmon and Brien Blakely discuss Graham’s legacy and what to expect over the next few weeks. On The Record airs Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
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