Meet the Candidates
US Senate
We have a complication…
US Senators serve six-year terms. 2026 is an election year for one Senator in South Carolina, and we have a complication. Incumbent Republican Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly on July 11, was up for re-election in 2026. There will be a Special Republican Primary (and runoff) in August to replace Graham on the ballot.
Do Democrats care? The South Carolina Election Commission has determined that if you voted in the Democratic Primary in June, you are not eligibleto vote in this Special Primary. That means most of us are observers. If for some reason you didn’t vote in the June Primary, you can vote in this Special Primary.
Details on this and the other Special Primary — just for York County voters in SC Senate District 15 — on our TWO SPECIAL PRIMARIES page.
Our Democratic Candidate
Dr. Annie Andrews
Candidate for US Senate
PRIMARY WINNER ☑
Dr. Annie Andrews avoided a runoff with a strong 61.5% of the Primary vote. Here’s her speech at the SCDP Convention on May 31, 2025. In June 2025, she spoke at the YCDP Forward Together event, and again at the YCDP County Convention on March 14, 2026. She has appeared many more times at York County events that we don’t have video for.
Primary opponents
Brandon Brown
Primary Candidate for US Senate
Brandon Brown came in second with 30% of the Primary vote. He has 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.
Kyle Freeman
Primary Candidate for US Senate
Kyle Freeman was a distant third, receiving just 8% of the Primary vote. Here’s his speech at the SCDP Convention on May 31, 2025.
Catherine Fleming Bruce
Announced 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.