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South Carolina Senate

Filing Deadline: March 31, 2008 • Primary Date: June 10, 2008
Runoff: June 24, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008

Incumbent


Lindsey Graham (R)

First elected in 2002; seeking second full term; Graham was nominated with 67% in a two-way primary.

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Challenger


Bob Conley (D)

Conley, an engineer, was nominated with 50% in a two-way primary.

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Ranking and Analysis
from Amy Walter and Quinn McCord of the Hotline Race Ranking: 20

Graham would probably have won re-election in any circumstance, but if Barack Obama ends up losing S.C. by single digits it will raise the question of what might have been had the DSCC recruited a genuine challenger here.

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Previous Election Results

2002 General Total Votes Percent Expenditures
Lindsey Graham (R) 600,010 54% $6,213,563
Alex Sanders (D) 487,359 44% $4,211,812

2002 Primary Total Votes Percent Expenditures
Lindsey Graham (R) unopposed

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Race Rankings

The Hotline

Based on likelihood of seat switching party control. Updated: 10/31.

  1. Virginia (Open-R)
  2. New Mexico (Open-R)
  3. Colorado (Open-R)
  4. N.H. (Sununu-R)
  5. Alaska (Stevens-R)
  6. North Carolina (Dole-R)
  7. Oregon (Smith-R)
  8. Minnesota (Coleman-R)
  9. Georgia (Chambliss-R)
  10. Louisiana (Landrieu-D)
  11. Mississippi (Wicker-R)
  12. Kentucky (McConnell-R)
  13. Maine (Collins-R)
  14. Texas (Cornyn-R)
  15. New Jersey (Lautenberg-D)
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