US Senate
US Senators serve six-year terms. Republican Lindsey Graham will be up for re-election in 2026. Patrick Herrmann, Thomas Keith, Calvin Cowen, Thomas Keith Dismukes, Darius L Mitchell and Mark Lynch are challenging Graham for the Republican nomination. Paul Dans, the main architect of Project 2025, withdrew from the nomination. Republican Tim Scott will be up for re-election in 2028. Three Libertarians or independents have filed, and will all be on the ballot in November as they have no primary election.
Democratic candidates are detailed below.
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Dr. Annie Andrews
Candidate for US Senate
Dr. Annie Andrews has announced her candidacy for US Senate. Here’s her speech at the SCDP Convention on May 31, 2025. In June, she spoke at the YCDP Forward Together event, and again at the YCDP County Convention on March 14, 2026.
Kyle Freeman
Candidate for US Senate
Kyle Freeman is running for US Senate. Here’s his speech at the SCDP Convention on May 31, 2025.
Brandon Brown
Candidate for US Senate
Brandon Brown served as Vice President at three HBCUs, Deputy Tax Commissioner for Chatham County, and as a state political director and senior advisor for Vice President Joe Biden. He gave this speech at the 2026 YCDP County Convention on March 14.
Catherine Fleming Bruce
Candidate for US Senate - DID NOT FILE
Catherine Fleming Bruce announced her candidacy for Senate and created all the trappings, but never filed to run, so she is not a candidate.
She would have been making her second bid for US Senate. Here’s her speech at the SCDP Convention on May 31, 2025.
She was unable to appear at the YCDP County Convention, but she made this special greeting for us and sent it along via YouTube.